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I've notice an internet trend (especially in 2x) - where any one who makes a sweeping generalization is immediately downvoted and censored simply for expressing an observation based off of experience. People are going to be impolite in real-life and even more so on the internet - so getting worked up so much about impoliteness is quite ridiculous to me.

Reddit, tell me, why is it so wrong to make an assumption about an uncertainly large percentage of people? I understand it is impolite, but that shouldnt matter because in this day and age, politcal correctness is thrown out the window in favor of freedom of expression.

Why does every single opinion or feeling need to be backed up with research/data/sources? An opinion or generalization is just that - they are inherently meant to be inaccurate and not need to be backed up by scientific research.

If I say that most crickets chirp too loudly, almost nobody (at least non-trolls) will downvote or bash me for saying so simply because crickets dont read reddit and no human will feel insecure or exposed by my comment about crickets.

 However, as soon as someone makes a generalization about a group of people that happens to strike a nerve with a group of posters- they will immediately jump on the OP like a pack of hyenas. It is understandable and acceptable for someone to express themselves in a way that communicates that their feelings or ego has been hurt by a generalizing comment, but it is immature to attack and censor the OP because it only eggs on this type of behaviour. It only proves that the OP DOES have a point since the generalization is illiciting a defensive response in people who's sense of security was just shattered by a simple, sweeping statement.
<bot>: Apparently it is not enough to just know that the OP is wrong in making a generalization; rather ignoring the post and moving on with life, high-horsers will attack the OP relentlessly. Why?