I think contrarians are severely undervalued. I was originally a contrarian because 1: it’s fun to have a whole room made at you; and 2: I always found it unnerving when a whole group of people all agreed on something, even if I mostly agreed with them. I found people’s comfort zone discomforting. Now, thanks to my research into Group Think, and the evidence even one dissenter is enough to cast doubt on someone’s perceptions and opinions, I’ve become something of a contrarian crusader. Pedophiles, terrorists, Nazis: the more toxic, the better. I do this for the reasons above… and because it’s a whole lot of fun.
I think contrarians are severely undervalued. I was originally a contrarian because 1: it’s fun to have a whole room made at you; and 2: I always found it unnerving when a whole group of people all agreed on something, even if I mostly agreed with them. I found people’s comfort zone discomforting. Now, thanks to my research into Group Think, and the evidence even one dissenter is enough to cast doubt on someone’s perceptions and opinions, I’ve become something of a contrarian crusader. Pedophiles, terrorists, Nazis: the more toxic, the better. I do this for the reasons above… and because it’s a whole lot of fun.