tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post4275841638026636174..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Why We Stereotype?Stuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-12376806018324114292018-09-15T11:52:35.918-07:002018-09-15T11:52:35.918-07:00Stuart: Most importantly, it leans toward efficien...Stuart: Most importantly, it leans toward efficient decision making and away from the extraordinary waste of time and energy that we would expend if we judged each individual and a unique and self-contained individual.<br /><br />I read an interesting opinion recently on the subject of systemic bias. Basically things like police focusing their attention in high poverty areas is "efficient" because that's where the criminals are, but it also means things like poor people are more likely to be prosecuted for marajuana use than affluent users. And it also means we can lower our expectations for kids in inner city schools, and since we know many kids have been poorly parented, its not worth spending more money there. So stereotyping can be both ACCURATE and UNFAIR, since it ends up treating people differently and punishing people for their circumstances and averages than their individual behavior or potential.<br /><br />So basically the argument was that stereotyping is unavoidable, and disadvantage exists because of it, but that social institutions (including police) shouldn't look as efficiency as their standard, but need a higher standard of treating everyone as an individual, and self-monitoring against bias. And training also matters, so police officers with diversity training do score higher on minimizing their personal biases and getting past our "fast thinking" mind of Kahneman that lies to us because its easier.Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-58781514827298530192018-09-15T06:17:57.552-07:002018-09-15T06:17:57.552-07:00The people most against stereotypes are the most g...The people most against stereotypes are the most guilty... they just pick and choose which stereotypes are bad and which ones are acceptable (or even desirable).Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-83109222677454471332018-09-14T11:54:59.811-07:002018-09-14T11:54:59.811-07:00Stereotyping is a focusing on the "most-likel...Stereotyping is a focusing on the "most-likely". From there, it takes work to determine the accuracy/inaccuracy of the stereotype.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-7472615600650762052018-09-14T06:48:05.215-07:002018-09-14T06:48:05.215-07:00Bad think. He's facing exileBad think. He's facing exilewhitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339343160301118530noreply@blogger.com