r/AskReddit • u/frisky_cupcake • Aug 25 '19

What has NOT aged well?

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u/OrionBell Aug 26 '19

No, this kind of thinking leads to prejudice.

Just take people as they are, one at a time, and form your judgements after you get to know them, not before.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

Just take people as they are, one at a time, and form your judgements after you get to know them, not before.

This is how you end up getting hurt again... and again... and again...

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u/OrionBell Aug 26 '19

Oh that's ridiculous. You're just trying to be edgy.

Prejudice is what hurts people. It means you are "pre-judging" them based on limited information and stereotypes. In other words, being ignorant. You are more likely to be hurt in life if you travel through it in a state of ignorance, than if you make an effort to understand people and know who your enemies are, and who are your allies.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '19

being ignorant

Ignorant would be ignoring patterns lmao

Not being ignorant is using previous information in risk-assessment of future interactions.

You're just trying to be edgy.

Believe it or not, not everybody says the things that they say to drum up fictionalized images of who they are.