On Assumptions…Because You’re an Idiot

There are few people in this world that I find completely and utterly distasteful. But for those who I do…I have no problem letting them know that.

I’m not “mean” by any stretch of the imagination. Not really anyway. Will I call someone out when they are behaving like an ass? You bet I will. The thing is, I’ll call myself out on it too. I don’t need someone to put me in my place. In fact, 99.95% of the time, I do it of my own accord.

Can you say the same?

By and large, one of the biggest problems I have with humanity (in general) is the assumption gig. Someone assumes they know someone based only on a body of knowledge that you could fit in an eyedropper. Sometimes they are enamored with someone who is a douche nozzle. Other times, they assume someone is a bitch, a hard ass or a pansy. When the truth is, they know nothing about them.

How is this productive, useful or informed?
Where have my critical thinkers gone?

I try (and sometimes I fail) not to make assumptions about people. I sit back and I watch, at length. I read comments, I absorb body language and I take into account overall behavior before I render a decision on whether or not I want to pursue a relationship with said person.

With that said, just because I don’t “agree” with someone 100% of the time, doesn’t mean I don’t dub them worthy. I love diversity. I thrive on it. And just because I don’t like a few things that fall out of your mouth, doesn’t mean it invalidates every other thing you think. I believe that if you look a little harder, you can find common ground with just about anyone.

With that said, on a not-so-rare occasion, I come to the conclusion that someone is a complete, utter and total idiot. Why? Because they usually are.

Say what you will, but I am usually an excellent judge of character. I have been a student of the human race (thanks to my sales background) for most of my life. Sure, I’ve had my faux paus in judgment along the way, but today, at 33 years of age, I can say that (normally) when I am so bold to pass judgment on another human being, I am usually 100 percent right. And it’s really hard to snow me.

So should you come across me one day, and I say something to the effect that you are an idiot, I’d take that seriously if I were you. Because not only am I right, I’m just saying what everyone else is too chicken shit to give voice to anyway. So fix it.

And that’s no assumption, it’s fact.

How do you make your decisions about people?Idiots need not respond.

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