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Why I network and your stereotyping

So I am 30, and I talk to 18 year olds on a social networking site. Why? I am in the military and 90% of my troops are ages 18 to 21. Now I don't have anyone on my friends list who is not family or close to me and no friends on my list are under 21. But, I talk to 18 year olds. Why, if one of my soldiers has a problem, how do I relate to them? They would loose confidence in me and wouldn't come to me if I could not communicate effectively in their language. That Means I must stay current, and sometimes it helps to bounce ideas off of other people their age to get perspective. I also spend sometimes 200 plus days away from home, thousands of miles away. When I can get time to send a message home to say I am alive, It's a little easier with a post, I'll save the phone call for my family.

Two, your Stereotyping can get you into a lot of trouble in the future. They are a lot of bad people in this world. But, not all come knocking on your doorstep. Not every pedofile drives a 1970s van with spray painted windows. Evil people come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes you might know them, sometimes complete strangers. But stereotyping individuals will make you completely blind to even the most obvious attacker. Your focus will be shifted looking for the person you think fits your cookie cutter image of the bad guy.

Posted by: jwhawk07   Posted on: 08/20/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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