Thoughts...
On Archetypes
Archetypes become what they are for a reason.
As people go through life, we encounter trends in the people we meet. Specific people stand out in our minds, yes, but we also take the attributes that similar people we know have in common and use them to construct archetypes that we then use to evaluate further people who meet some of the same criteria as those on whom the original archetype was based.
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This is not a bad thing. In fact, it is, overall, a good one, so long as we maintain the ability to realize that we've made mistakes, that even when we've crafted archetypes, the people that fit them do not fit the molds we try to build around them perfectly. Or at all. The archetypes can, though, serve as our guidelines and give us a starting point from which to work. Just because every used car salesman you've met before was shady doesn't mean this will be. However, the fact that every used car salesman in the past has tried to cheat you means you should keep your eyes open.
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Alas, I find myself running low on time, and am going to have to cut this update short. More may, or may not, be coming later. Depends on how I feel.
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Archetypes become what they are for a reason.
As people go through life, we encounter trends in the people we meet. Specific people stand out in our minds, yes, but we also take the attributes that similar people we know have in common and use them to construct archetypes that we then use to evaluate further people who meet some of the same criteria as those on whom the original archetype was based.
...
This is not a bad thing. In fact, it is, overall, a good one, so long as we maintain the ability to realize that we've made mistakes, that even when we've crafted archetypes, the people that fit them do not fit the molds we try to build around them perfectly. Or at all. The archetypes can, though, serve as our guidelines and give us a starting point from which to work. Just because every used car salesman you've met before was shady doesn't mean this will be. However, the fact that every used car salesman in the past has tried to cheat you means you should keep your eyes open.
...
Alas, I find myself running low on time, and am going to have to cut this update short. More may, or may not, be coming later. Depends on how I feel.
This message has been brought to you by that creepy feeling that you know someone from somewhere else, but just can't place where...