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> I think “logic lord” types are sometimes drawn to contrarian positions because they like the strong emotional reactions that stating those positions induces in other people. It gives them a smug sense that they are dispassionate and logical and everyone else is blinded by emotion.

I had saved it from some other social media type. It accurately describes a lot of HN community.

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>I think “logic lord” types are sometimes drawn to contrarian positions because they like the strong emotional reactions that stating those positions induces in other people.

Isn't that a pretty much the definition of an internet troll[0]? I don't disagree, but let's call a spade a spade, okay?

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(slang)

i think what a lot of people experience is frustration around group-think along the lines of "I stubbed my toe, it's someone-i-dont-like's fault". Because thinking that many of the problems with ____ group is unique to that group means that people are going to continue to miss the fact that the people they do support are also guilty of the same thing

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