Stereotyping isn’t full proof, but does work a lot of the time. We make thousands of judgment calls daily with our engrained survival instincts when navigating the world. Some people’s intuition is better than others, and can be quite good indeed. We will inevitably make some wrong calls, but it’s a necessary method nonetheless.
I'm old enough to remember when "stereotyping" or "generalizing" was a negative thing to do...all part of the "me generation" when hippies decided to turn in their Birkenstocks for loafers. You are correct, this is an ingrained survival instinct, if would be foolish to deny it or turn it off.
People nearly always assume I am very liberal. They are wrong, although I don't see myself as very conservative either, our world just swung far left during my life. I wear what I like and do what I like. Most people do not fit into a uniform class of people one you scratch under the surface.
Our biggest class signifier is language. Pronoun abuse is a dead giveaway. I have to turn off my grammar snobbery as some of the most wonderful people I know sound like they fell off a turnip truck.
Pink shirts will never grace the back of my husband. I just can't.
you must have read "Thinking Fast and Slow" by now... assumptions keep us alive... Folks hate Corvette drivers, its somewhat risky to own one. I drive a $600 Chevy s-10, which is an upgrade over the $200 S-10 that I drove for 5 years. Nobody hates me when I drive that. They love my VW Rabbit ragtop, I get the 1000 yard stare in my vette.
Stereotyping isn’t full proof, but does work a lot of the time. We make thousands of judgment calls daily with our engrained survival instincts when navigating the world. Some people’s intuition is better than others, and can be quite good indeed. We will inevitably make some wrong calls, but it’s a necessary method nonetheless.
I'm old enough to remember when "stereotyping" or "generalizing" was a negative thing to do...all part of the "me generation" when hippies decided to turn in their Birkenstocks for loafers. You are correct, this is an ingrained survival instinct, if would be foolish to deny it or turn it off.
People nearly always assume I am very liberal. They are wrong, although I don't see myself as very conservative either, our world just swung far left during my life. I wear what I like and do what I like. Most people do not fit into a uniform class of people one you scratch under the surface.
Our biggest class signifier is language. Pronoun abuse is a dead giveaway. I have to turn off my grammar snobbery as some of the most wonderful people I know sound like they fell off a turnip truck.
Pink shirts will never grace the back of my husband. I just can't.
I could read this kind of pieces all day long Jared... amazing...
you must have read "Thinking Fast and Slow" by now... assumptions keep us alive... Folks hate Corvette drivers, its somewhat risky to own one. I drive a $600 Chevy s-10, which is an upgrade over the $200 S-10 that I drove for 5 years. Nobody hates me when I drive that. They love my VW Rabbit ragtop, I get the 1000 yard stare in my vette.
You have six cats, so you must be some kind of crazy! Sorry stereotype. Great piece.
Me too.