Just a tidbit of wisdom....

Something I've found to be true...

When people don't have all the facts, they tend to make assumptions. Over the course of time those assumptions will more and more lend themselves to becoming what these misguided people consider as fact. Closed-minded and nasty people do this all the time....so beware of it.

This has been a public psychological insight message....we'll return you now to your regularly programmed F-Chat.

 

Your assumptions are based on mental efficiencies and shortcuts. These shortcuts lead to prejudice and stereotyping. Again, all of this is to conserve mental effort.

Something I've always remembered:

"To ASSUME is to make an ASS of U and ME."

A little pneumonic device for spelling from grade school, but it really is true. When you assume, you make a fool out of yourself.

Of course, it is only natural to conserve mental effort and assume. Otherwise we would never get anything done. Pick your assuming carefully...especially when you assume a lot of it.

 

How very observant of you. Is there an example that has brought this about ?

 

i've never thought of it that way, but it really does make perfect sense. interesting thread.

 

Several examples...

But applied to Ferrari's in general...it's easy:

I've found that while many people admire the cars and hold some respect for the owners (in that we've worked hard to be able to afford them)....there are still those who aren't quite the ray's of sunshine you'd hope for. People can be jealous, envious and find the need to rationalize why you have something they don't.

Hence, the weak-minded ****** who figures Ferrari owners got their car because:

Daddy's money bought it for them
They got an inheritence
They won a lawsuit for something shady or illegitimate
They leveraged their income/credit and really can't afford it
They bought a car instead of saving money for retirement
They want people to see them in their car
They're insecure
They're psychologically making up for something
They have small *****s
They're shallow
They're materialistic.....etc

And this only applies to the car's. Time and again I find that, in the absence of knowing the truth, people will rationalize and conjure-up what they think the facts are...not only that, they will tell someone else what they THINK the facts are and the person who hears it interprets it as factual. Disinformation runs amuck.

It's all part of the human factor I suppose. But I think we are ahead of the game to some degree by recognizing this human trait and considering it when incorporating and forming our perspectives.

I dunno, just threw this thread out for the fun of it...partly venting, partly to just see what comes in from it.

 

I know how you feel Steve. It always hurts when its family that doesnt understand..> JJ

 

Wow....it's like you're reading my mind. Did you like what I was doing with those 2 blondes???

It's not so much that they don't understand, it's more that they feel the need to break things down into a more digestible form so that it doesn't hurt their fragile insecure minds to realize they aren't quite as far up the success-ladder as others.

 

How long have you been telling yourself this, so we know how long it takes for someone's generalizations to become facts in their own head.

 

Its those free tires you gave me they came with special powers.. JJ

 

Dave....

I've been disillusioned about human nature since the day I pm'd you about growing giant pumpkins and found, to my utter dismay, that you weren't even a farmer at all

I just skinned another set off my 360....some guy came and picked those up as well.

 

A HA! We come to the crux of the matter.......some flat tired family member of yours feels "Chosen over"!

 

Very well said. Sounds like how people make political decisions...based on half truths instead pf the facts and emotional bias.

Thanks

 

Nahh.....just one of those topics I'd always wanted to throw out. Actually, I think it's that b!tch sister-in-law of mine that got me annoyed again.

Dude...Lone Wolf Cigar lounge...when we gonna get serious? And you have to see the Daytona upgrades, they really pick-up the floor matts, I mean mats

 

huh?

 

You tell me! I'm only 10 minutes away! Drive your 360 out here and we kill two birds with one stone!

 

Why must birds die for us to enjoy eachothers company?