“There are idiots/assholes everywhere”, no direct translation for the word I want in English.
I don’t mean it in a mean way, just that idiots/assholes can be from any group of people. Two examples:
Don’t assume a doctor knows everything just because they’re a doctor. Some doctors are idiots/assholes, they might be wrong. Get a second opinion if something they said sound iffy.
When hearing people generalize from one individual’s behavior (like racism): this one is an idiot/asshole, they are everywhere, including in this group and all other groups too.
That is one component of it, but I like mine better because it also can be interpreted as giving a bit more grace to people who are doing their best but their best isn’t so good. It also helps me not assuming malicious intent where being an idiot would explain someone else’s behavior.
“There are idiots/assholes everywhere”, no direct translation for the word I want in English.
I don’t mean it in a mean way, just that idiots/assholes can be from any group of people. Two examples:
Don’t assume a doctor knows everything just because they’re a doctor. Some doctors are idiots/assholes, they might be wrong. Get a second opinion if something they said sound iffy.
When hearing people generalize from one individual’s behavior (like racism): this one is an idiot/asshole, they are everywhere, including in this group and all other groups too.
Pretty wise. That sounds like “don’t always trust authority figures”
That is one component of it, but I like mine better because it also can be interpreted as giving a bit more grace to people who are doing their best but their best isn’t so good. It also helps me not assuming malicious intent where being an idiot would explain someone else’s behavior.
Pretty wise. That sounds like “don’t always trust authority figures”