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> It is not accurate to make generalizations about a group of people and their preferences. Absurd. Making generalizations for members in a group is core to be
by shepherdjerred 4y ago
> It is not accurate to make generalizations about a group of people and their preferences.
Absurd. Making generalizations for members in a group is core to being a human, for better or worse.
There are some things you _shouldn't_ apply this to, e.g. harmful stereotypes, but it's not unreasonable to assume that men _tend_ to enjoy sports, or that women are more likely than men to purchase beauty products.
- renewiltord 4y ago> Making generalizations for members in a group is core to being a human, for better or worse. Ah, but Jerred, I am not human.
- mdp2021 4y agoLet us not get confused. > core to being a human, for better or worse That is not a free pass. > not accurate to make generalizations Making generalizations (description - when correct - of average, median, "mode"/type) is "accurate" by definition for the population, and incredibly stupid to describe individuals. From notes: Accuracy: correct results Sensitivity: identified positives (True Positive Rate) Specificity: identified negatives (True Negative Rate) Precision: correct positive results (Positive Predictive Value) Miss Rate: correct negative results (False Negative Rate) False Discovery Rate: incorrect positive results False Omission rate: incorrect negative results
- ViViDboarder 4y agoWhat you described is the fact that generalizations can be useful for survival, not that they are accurate.