Are you a strict black and white type person?

Are you a strict black and white type person?
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I am not so Manichaean as to condemn black and white thinkers. Nope, one thing age has taught me is that just about everything is a shade of grey, life is nuanced and understanding nuance keeps us from condemning everything.
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