“contrarian consensus” feels like an oxymoron while contrarianism usually results in alignment w a non-majority consensus, the core of it is independent thought
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two individuals who buy bitcoin 10 years ago vs 1 year ago likely both lean in the same libertarian-anarchist direction but the former had much less of a need for consensus
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the specific ideology believed in is not the determining factor for contrarianism but the refusal to abandon the initial train of thought and bury it under a pile of expert opinions.
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the defining experience of contrarianism is likely excess sympathy for the idea of the individual. the refusal to sacrifice the territory understanding of the inner child and worship at the altar of the easy-to-use turn by turn gps app
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it is a desire for wholeness that ignores the pain of loneliness and refuses to abandon the inner child it is the loneliness of going back against the will of the group so that the one left behind does not feel lonely
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“why did you come back to stay with me?” ”because i’ve decided to die with you”
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