Let’s even consider political persuasions. You’re pretty liberal. What would you say the ratio is between your conservative and liberal friends, particularly those you would consider close friends?
I believe you’re an atheist, right? How many extremely religious people are on your short list of really good friends?
How about Brian? How many conservative:liberal friends? Religious vs. non-religious friends? Dirty vs. clean friends (close friends whom you choose to spend time with)?
Some people like to live in a very clean, quiet neighborhood, while others like a lively environment with people coming over every day. Can these two types of people coexist peacefully?
I think it would be more beneficial if we acknowledged that people have different preferences and let those who want to live in a particular way find others like themselves and form communities of like-minded individuals (countries, states, cities, etc.). And for people who really like diversity, let them live in very diverse regions with others who enjoy the same things. Forcing one group to live with another group really doesn’t solve any problems. If anything, it tends to reinforce stereotypes and cause more friction between the two groups. We should just let everyone live the way they would prefer to live, with people who are most similar to them (even in their diversity).
