It seems that you're missing the point of the article here. The author clearly states that one's experiences strongly inform his or her opinions, which are, to the person who holds that opinion, valid. The author, in that segment, was putting forward a combination of a hypothetical situation (women who grew up around jocks that took their consent for granted) and his own experiences (the shy but well-intentioned nerds he hung around with). You've had your experiences, and the author's had his experiences. They would both seem valid to you and him because t
It seems that you're missing the point of the article here. The author clearly states that one's experiences strongly inform his or her opinions, which are, to the person who holds that opinion, valid. The author, in that segment, was putting forward a combination of a hypothetical situation (women who grew up around jocks that took their consent for granted) and his own experiences (the shy but well-intentioned nerds he hung around with). You've had your experiences, and the author's had his experiences. They would both seem valid to you and him because t
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