One of the most basic and pervasive social processes is the sorting and labeling of things, activities, and … - Thomas Sowell

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One of the most basic and pervasive social processes is the sorting and labeling of things, activities, and people. . . Sorting and labeling processes involve a trade-off of costs and benefits. In general, the more finely the sorting is done, the greater the benefits - and the costs. . . Sorting and labeling, whether of people or of things, is a sorting and labeling of probabilities rather than of certainties.

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