Is generalization really that bad?

[Le_Pakistan]

Re: Is generalization really that bad?

@Chicken_Biryani

Why is generalization of people, countries, cultures, religion etc considered so bad and a no go zone?

I mean, if you think about it logically, how do you judge anything? you judge about some numbers of anything/anyone and then make up your judgement about the whole of the thing. Perhaps because its representing a significant trait that cannot be classed as minority , hence why its given a label.

For example, you buy a box of mangoes from store A. 10 out of 40 come out rotten. Next you buy a box from a known retailer next to your home and 4 out of 40 come out rotten, if this gets repeated a few times , you will end up generalizing that the store A doesnt sell nice mangoes !

Generalization is part of our lives , why dont we acknowledge it as positive criticism by realizing yes a problem exists we need to find a solution rather then kicking anyone generalizing and then try to shove the problem under the carpet with suggestions like “only the minority do this” ?

That is a bad example that you used. And like khattichic mentioned, you cannot compare mangoes with people, countries and religions.

By making negative generalizations you do unjust to the majority of the people belonging to that particular group. And yes, the negative generalizations are always due to a minority that does not represent the whole group.

Yes making generalizations is a part of our lives, but that is because as humans we are imperfect and have misconceptions and prejudgements about others, and not because the generalization are truth/right. So making generalizations are the result of our own wrong perceptions.

Problems exist everywhere, troublemakers are evrywhere. You acknowledge the problem by it’s core and by tackling the troublemakers. Not by throwing everyone into the same pot.