For The DSM7

There are two types of people in the world:

Type 1: People who don’t sort people into elaborate taxonomies.

Type 2: People who DO sort people into elaborate taxonomies.

  • Type 2a: People who create taxonomies for a living
    • Type 2a1: People who do it for academic purposes
    • Type 2a2: People who do it as market research
    • Type 2a3: People who do it for illicit purposes (arguments exist over whether this is a separate subclass)
  • Type 2b: Those who create taxonomies for recreational purposes
    • Type 2b1: Those for whom the exercise is a study in human nature
    • Type 2b2: Those for whom it’s a study in order and structure that could apply to any group or set.
  • Type 2c: Those who create taxonomies due to mental illness
    • Type 2c1: Obsessive-compulsives
    • Type 2c2: Obsessive “Sorters”
    • Type 2c3: Classic overanalyzers

That is all.

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