Generalizations
The day when everyone made generalizations is over right? Wrong, besides the intended comedic irony in that statement, people still make generalizations. It's what we do to adapt to our environments. While not generalizing is better in the sense that we treat everyone fairly and cast no immediate judgment, it puts us at a disadvantage. What if companies assumed that everyone who bought their products read the owner's manual? What if girls assumed that all guys read their "signs" correctly? Let's not consider these possibilities, as they are frightening. I told a friend of mine that I generally misread "signs" from girls, and without hesitation, she turned to me, and said, "All guys do!" I agreed without taking offense. My generalization, a new theory of mine, however was not agreed upon. Perhaps it is the topic of another post, but here it is: All girls have a list of their friends for whom it is an injustice to not have boyfriends. I'll tell you where that comes from. I am the kind of guy that is perpetually single (for reasons you may have read about in previous posts), and yet have certain characteristics that make me a desirable mate (for someone else), so I often get hooked into these situations, where my friends' girlfriends want me to hook up with one of their friends. I developed this theory in response to this continuing trend, refusing to believe that I really would be the "second choice" of all of these girls. Apparently that theory is wrong, but I still hold to the fact that people still make generalizations, and as long as they are not hateful and diminutive, they are loving and uplifting. (Wait that was a cyclic argument, ah well...)

   [ posted by William @ 11:20 PM ]