People who are all alike tend to have the same blindspots. If you have a group with different POVs, they can more easily catch things that others might miss. Ra

People who are all alike tend to have the same blindspots. If you have a group with different POVs, they can more easily catch things that others might miss. Race/gender/age/&c.-related blind spots may be more important in some domains than others, but these blind spots are very salient in a wide variety of places in American life.