Brandon Foster7 said:We can actually curb our own biases just by calling them out when they happen.
There's a huge difference between past experience, raw prejudice, and an actual new situation.
Sure, experience helps, and we’ll probably be right most of the time if we use it to judge a new scenario. But sometimes we screw up big time because instead of seeing things for what they really are, we just force everything into old, dusty boxes.
It takes a lot of headspace and staying chill to make sure our biases don't ruin our lives, but rather actually make them better.
I totally agree with this—short and sweet.👍
Lawrence Torres56 said:Just be careful that you don't use some quick-fix method to just shove all those prejudices deep down inside where they can fester, because if they ever decide to erupt all at once, you might just pop like a kernel of popcorn in a microwave...
Honestly, I’m much more on board with the approach laid out by zoki89 "We can shed our biases naturally, as our consciousness, empathy, and understanding grow over time"....
This is definitely something worth considering, too. I agree.
Any kind of suppression eventually triggers a backlash, which is super harmful. Rather than jumping to conclusions blindly or rushing things, I think being mindful and working toward a deeper, fuller understanding is a much better path.
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