>The best way to understand people is to approach them as individuals rather than reaching for cheap generalizations Unfortunately the alternative to the cheap

>The best way to understand people is to approach them as individuals rather than reaching for cheap generalizations Unfortunately the alternative to the cheap constructed stereotype is the implicit assumed stereotype of "normal" or "neurotypical." Humans can't realistically enter into social relations without pre-existing expectations and assumptions. Having MORE stereotypes to work with is better than fitting everyone into a smaller set of stereotypes.