Are "Post Unpopular Opinions" threads about: - finding the walls of your echo chamber? - encouraging naive outgroup members to expose themselves? - providing a formal justification to make ingroup-divergent claims, thus asserting your status if your thread is seen as legitimate?
yeah, dunno. I always viewed threads like that to be forms of public self-immolation mostly. they're often very interesting but in so many internet social contexts the risk:reward ratio is beyond the pale awful. I wouldn't necessarily assume ulterior motive though.
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I guess if its on a highly anonymous alt it might really be a good form of venting, or testing the waters. on a candid account (and I assume the FB post was candid) it just seems like the social media equivalent of pain-for-pleasure.
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