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It's good to hear you are now no longer ignorant! :-D

• kempbellt 7y ago
  "No longer ignorant", I certainly am not. Thank you for the positive reinforcement though. Becoming less ignorant is a life-long process, as far as I can tell. I'm just somewhat more aware of my capacity to over-generalize based on my individual experiences, and allow biases to settle in my subconscious in the form of racism, sexism, ageism, or what have you. I try to find where I have internalized these thoughts so I can do a little internal reforming. I also pay a lot more attention to "_______ is/are _______" statements, as they are almost always over-generalizations. Being aware of this mental mechanism doesn't really stop me from doing it though. I know I'll tend to cluster experiences to create generalizations indefinitely, as it seems to be an evolved trait (makes sense for survival reasons, to assume the worst until you find evidence otherwise) - even though it's not perfect.