I decided a while back to try to say something whenever I hear broad generalizations about a whole group of people in my own small attempt to try to diffuse some of the ugliness that seems to be expanding throughout our country (and the world?). So thanks, Yoli, for pointing that out.
BTW, this isn't about picking on any poster or individual. The person I most often bust on this issue is myself. I think it's human nature, to at least some extent, to generalize. It makes it easier for us to understand anything to be able to put it into a box we're familiar with. But it can also lead us to sometimes make incorrect assumptions.
This is just me taking a break on a slowish afternoon from organizing tech stuff for a little philosophizing... Making some great progress with moving into the current decade, though!
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