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There seems to be maybe one missing and that is the disproportionate bias from reputation. People can completely hate people they've never interacted with befo
by wallace_f 7y ago
There seems to be maybe one missing and that is the disproportionate bias from reputation.
People can completely hate people they've never interacted with before just because of what they hear said about them.
Once I stayed at a hotel with this guy who had some mental illness, bigoted ideae, and who thought I was gay. There was a gay pride parade going on that day nearby. He completely lost it and was yelling and harassing me. Of course he ended up getting escored out, but what happened before that was possibly even worse.
When I went downstairs the staff wouldn't even talk to me because he had gone down there first and badmouthed me in advance. I was just lucky several people came down and acted as witnesses. I also had a cell phone recording, but it didn't even matter at the time because they wouldn't even give me the time of day.
If you think about it, it's crazy how easily people can be made to put you down.