Of course "sweeping generalizations" aren't always right. That's obvious. It doesn't mean that generalizations themselves aren't worthwhile, and sometimes acc

Of course "sweeping generalizations" aren't always right. That's obvious. It doesn't mean that generalizations themselves aren't worthwhile, and sometimes accurate enough to frame a problem. Exceptions to the rule shouldn't completely invalidate the rule. In this case I also never said anything about them working hard per se. No doubt they work very hard, but seem to accomplish nothing. Working hard, not smart.