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>Makes me wonder though about how we inevitably generalise people's personal stories into rules of thumb Applying rules of thumb takes a heck of a lot less men
by throwaway0a5e 5y ago
>Makes me wonder though about how we inevitably generalise people's personal stories into rules of thumb
Applying rules of thumb takes a heck of a lot less mental effort than tossing everything into a mental bucket of "other people's experience" and then drawing on specific aspects as relevant to the situation.
- neuroma 5y agoSure, I get that simplification is essential to think and live. But rules of thumb about how people generally are inevitably lose fidelity for individuals, making then often entirely wrong. For example anxious people find certain things help their quality of life, but those things may be toxic to someone without an anxious disposition. In the same way that we love someone who 'has the answer' - its cognitively relaxing - i suggest we are too easily led to sudpend judgement on issues which entirely deserve our full consideration