I Wonder What People Really See
Especially those who hate someone for no reason, although there is a reason for somethings. Someone who hasn't done anything to them. Do they see something in that person that no one else sees that ticks them off?
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JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M
I heard an anthropologist talk about how humans perceive one another.
Generally speaking, we tend to see those who are familiar to us as "the same" while those who are unfamiliar as "different"
When I was a child, I remember not fully realizing that my grandparents had an Irish brogue. That's just how they talked. But when my grandmother's nephew was around, I could barely understand him.
That's what happens to people.
We "hate" based on people we haven't met, based on unvalidated beliefs about a stranger.
We are unable to truly see each other until we get to know each other.
Generally speaking, we tend to see those who are familiar to us as "the same" while those who are unfamiliar as "different"
When I was a child, I remember not fully realizing that my grandparents had an Irish brogue. That's just how they talked. But when my grandmother's nephew was around, I could barely understand him.
That's what happens to people.
We "hate" based on people we haven't met, based on unvalidated beliefs about a stranger.
We are unable to truly see each other until we get to know each other.
Platoscave · F
@JoeyFoxx That is a good reason to get into pen-palling with people very different from us. SW is a great way to get introduced.