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Sometimes, perhaps often, "people who have personally experienced X" don't realize their experience is an exception to the rule.
by sidlls 9y ago
Sometimes, perhaps often, "people who have personally experienced X" don't realize their experience is an exception to the rule.
- Inconel 9y agoI agree. Although to be fair, I think there is somewhat of a difference between saying "your experience is valid, though it may be an outlier" vs discounting the experience altogether.
- haberman 9y agoI think this overestimates our ability to establish a solid "rule" when it comes to a complex social phenomenon. It's so reductionist to think that complex systems can be boiled down to simple, all-encompassing explanations. This has failed over and over, from nutrition to economics. And yet people of all political persuasions still want to argue that "the REAL problem is Y" and claim smug superiority over anyone who disagrees.
- hueving 9y agoWell it can't be often if it's exceptional.