"We Can't Be Blackmailed": Hungary & Poland Threaten To Veto EU Stimulus Package

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Looking at everything as being its own unique and special snowflake isn't particularly useful. Sure, no generalizations are completely representative of the relevant population but there's trends.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

A trend isn't a generalization, they are different concepts. A trend is based off of collected data, and they change as the data changes. Generalizations are based off of ignorance and prejudice, and they rarely ever change unless radical change comes to social perspectives.

I'm not telling you to treat everybody like a special snowflake, I'm telling you to stop throwing blanket statements around. Plenty of people do this, but you are too smart to join in with their stupidity.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It sounds like it's a trend when you agree with it and a generalization when you don't. I'm sure not all people are like the people I talked about but enough are that I said what I did.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It sounds like you want to ignore trends and assume everything is a generalization, or vice versa. You just want to defend yourself, it's ok.

"Not all people are like the people I talked about, but enough are that I said what I did."

/\ pretty good way to describe a generalization, you outdid yourself this time

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

you outdid yourself this time

Thanks.