> And I don't see why we should There is general negativity towards the idea of making assumptions based on appearances; but if we collectively decide that app

> And I don't see why we should There is general negativity towards the idea of making assumptions based on appearances; but if we collectively decide that appearance is meaningless, don't we lose the useful ability to send intentional messages using appearances? ie in this instance, if we stop associating comic sans with silliness, will we then have to <silly>decorate our sentences with XML tags</silly>? (See also: people who dress in goth clothing then complain when strangers assume they are into goth culture)