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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Furthermore, people compulsively fight and kill anyone who isn't exactly like them

Citation needed. How is there any diversity at all in the world? Not everyone is exactly the same.

The only people who don't think any person is representative of the whole of humanity are white supremacists.

A sample size of one or a few is never totally representative of billions. Do you think everyone in the world is exactly like Greta Thunberg? People have a huge variety of values and personalities, you can't boil everyone down to a charcuterie of the particular people you grew up with.