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I'm not saying you shouldn't categorize or assign labels to people at all. Our brains do that naturally, whether we like it or not.

I'm saying you shouldn't making sweeping generalized statements or assumptions about all of the people within those categories.

We tend to lump people together into groups, but even within those groups there are still huge differences in beliefs, experiences, and values.

An example, although its authenticity is debated, comes from when King Phillip II of Macedon planned to invade.

He sent the Spartans this message:

"If I bring my army into your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city."

The Spartans replied with a single word:

"If"

Today's snarky lesson of the day: the Laconic phrase. It is a short, concise statement, that is often blunt and/or sarcastic in nature. It is named after Laconia, the home of the ancient city of Sparta, who had a reputation for such statements.

Wait, nvm, this post is 3 months old. It wasn't the real me at the time.

NOW it's the real me.

Would fake me have this adorable picture of Riley that I just took?

That's actually the real me.