Response to "Thou Shalt Be Judged" by Mark Probest

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Summary:  
In this article, Mark Probest further evaluates a college class debate regarding the soundness of first impressions that are caused by the existence of subcultures. A portion of his class believed that subcultures cause false judgements that are detrimental. Other students thought that subcultures are just a part of growing up and are relatively harmless. Probest concludes that he had experienced positive effects from being associated with subcultures in the past. He also recognizes that because people are so complex, we must understand that they often do not represent every characteristic of a particular subculture.

Analysis:
I agree with Probest because I think that subcultures help peoples' minds to process a large population. It is important though that our judgments are not inflexible. As much as people are different, they are also very similar. People can often find similarities in others whom they first thought contrasted themselves. An example of this could be seen between my sister, an extremely preppy girly-girl, and her friend, a girl who associates with the punk subculture. They are different in many ways but have similar personalities and are very close. Ultimately people should be confident in who they are to the point where they can brush off being judged by others.