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> I'm saying that anyone, regardless of age or intelligence, should try to avoid generalizing from their almost certainly narrow experience. The correct respon
by jibiki 18y ago
> I'm saying that anyone, regardless of age or intelligence, should try to avoid generalizing from their almost certainly narrow experience.
The correct response to such a generalization is just to present counterexamples. Your comments seem to express the idea that it's wrong to present a generalization in public. That's just silly.
- chairface 18y agoAt the time I posted this, plenty of others had posted their counterexamples. Mine would have just added to the noise. Further, I would submit that it _is_ wrong to let a generalization masquerade as a general truth in public.