Banaji, who conducted the study, argues that people in similar and equivalent groups will place those groups in a hierarchy, from best to worst, even when not there is a rational basis for classifying them. David Berreby” This may be relevant in my experience because the choices I made when I felt I wanted to join the military as a United States Marine. Many of us as individuals longed for part of an elite group, a belonging, and a calling to duty. As we know the four military armed forces, we have classified the US Marine Corps as a Trojan horse, a vessel of destruction, a force to be reckoned with, and every other branch of the US military is just a desk jock. "Here you can find Trader Joe's grocery stores, where all the cashiers look like they took a loan from Amnesty International and all the snacks are designed specifically for kids who come home from school screaming, 'Mom, I want a snack that will prevent colorectal cancer,” David Brooks “Many of us Americans, like me, are in a downward spiral due to market leading businesses that only serve the wealthy and middle class citizens. The food industry business only targets people who can buy luxury organic products, and on the other hand, low-income families who look there spending on their lifestyle needs, not the necessities in what they they want. Each individual is placed in a category of the hierarchy without directly labeling them even if this proves it
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