Generalization is a convenient thing.
It helps the mind avoid figuring things out from the beginning each time.
Not to look closely.
Not to clarify the details.
Not to meet a living case as living.
It is easier to pull out a ready-made template and say:
"I have already seen this."
Although often we have not seen this.
We have seen something similar.
And then lazily decided that similar means the same.
That is how error is born.
A person stops perceiving reality,
and begins applying old labels to it.
"They are all like that."
"It is always this way."
"Everything is clear with them."
"I know how this will end."
And the mind nods with satisfaction: the work is done.
Although in truth it has simply left the workplace early.
Generalization becomes dangerous where it replaces observation.
Because every new case requires attention.
Not an old template delivered from the dusty cabinet of the inner office.
Sometimes thinking means not drawing a conclusion too quickly.
And not confusing experience with the rigidity of the mind...
