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I of course never said I don't think they don't. I think Ron is implying that, and he has something of a point about the wisdom that comes from experience. No some do care, and their care is genuine, regardless of how bone-headed they may be, And then there are some he actually do make as strong an effort to understand things.
But everyone makes assumptions, and often we do it without even realizing it. So the best we can do is to try and recognize what stems from unfounded (though possible correct) assumptions, and what comes from actual observed patterns and such.
As far as that goes, one of the safest assumptions you can make about a college student is if he is extremely passionate about a particular issue, he probably has only a fraction of half an understanding of an issue, does not realize how much knowledge he is missing from his half, and could care less what is going on with the other half and dismissive of anything that contradicts what little he knows. And if given the chance, he will be very loud about it all.
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