Question for people that overgeneralise too much.

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  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    saying 'probably' makes anything a fact.
  • lickmybaconcakes
    lickmybaconcakes Posts: 1,063 Member
    Is it possible that different people do it for different reasons?

    Nah, back to your regular conversation, continue with the overgeneralization of overgeneralizers!

    I don't know are you telling me?
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    and the majority of these answers are generalizations..:laugh:

    people generalize because that's what humans do.. we look for patterns and then once a pattern is recognized we try to apply that pattern to a new situation. if the patterns fits (or we judge it to fit based on our experiences) then we keep it for the new situation. if it doesnt fit then we throw it out and try to find a new pattern or simply ignore the situation all together.


    if you dont like generalizations then stop being homo sapiens :tongue:
  • k2quiere
    k2quiere Posts: 4,151 Member
    small wee wee's and dropped on head as child

    Are we assuming that overgeneralizations only come from short-d!cked men?
  • JDMPWR
    JDMPWR Posts: 1,863 Member
    small wee wee's and dropped on head as child

    Perfect example....who said they were men?
  • foodfight247
    foodfight247 Posts: 767 Member
    Maybe it's because they can't communicate very well and feel they have to over generalise things to get their point across. That and the fact that they may not fully understand the topic. Everyone's different.
  • scs143
    scs143 Posts: 2,190 Member
    Because, unfortunately, until they discovered the forums, they probably didnt have alot of variety in their audiences. They were probably used to only speaking their narrow-minded opinions to their like-minded friends and peers. Many probably had no idea that they were generalizing, nor that so many people have differing opinions than they do.

    Its sad that the first time they encounter variety and diversity, they are so shocked that they think their new audience is simply nitpicking on their world choices, and not proving that other realities are indeed more than possible, they are all around them and they need to wake up and see that the world is bigger than their livingroom couch.

    WHICH THEY SHOULD GET OFF OF.

    And we have a winner!
  • BlueInkDot
    BlueInkDot Posts: 702 Member
    Because they like to put things into categories. If it's not in a category than it isn't ORGANIIIIIIIZZZZED. #mustorganizeeverything
  • LabRat529
    LabRat529 Posts: 1,323 Member
    saying 'probably' makes anything a fact.

    Damn it. You've stolen my secret and now you've shared it with the whole MFP world. :mad:
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    saying 'probably' makes anything a fact.

    Damn it. You've stolen my secret and now you've shared it with the whole MFP world. :mad:

    probably.
  • budhandy
    budhandy Posts: 305 Member
    small wee wee's and dropped on head as child
    how did you know my dirty little secrets :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:
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