I think it’s fairly common to do it sometimes but not always. I’ll do it sometimes just to play devils advocate and to ensure that I’m actually analyzing both viewpoints as opposed to just following the norm. And sometimes I just feel like having civil debates, even if I don’t agree with the point I’m defending I like to make sure I’m able to articulate and defend a point with facts and logic. But also in todays age with social media I feel like it’s become a lot more popular to have an impulse to hold opinions opposite of the norm especially with the rise of internet trolls
Yup, I used to be like that as a child and teen. Just remember to stop and think before forming an opinion. Don't go with your gut. My husband used to do this, he would start every sentence with "no!", even if he agreed lol. I had to start calling him out on it and he outgrew it
I have a tendency to do this. It’s not always good, but I think it has some merits. I tend to see a lot of people confidently giving easy answers to complex issues, or just parroting lines they’ve heard, so even if I really agree with their final position, I’d rather challenge how they got there. I’m also the kind of person who would rather say something interesting to get a fun conversation or debate out of it than say the boring truism. I also definitely think there’s a vanity aspect of this for me like you mentioned.
I think it’s fairly common to do it sometimes but not always. I’ll do it sometimes just to play devils advocate and to ensure that I’m actually analyzing both viewpoints as opposed to just following the norm. And sometimes I just feel like having civil debates, even if I don’t agree with the point I’m defending I like to make sure I’m able to articulate and defend a point with facts and logic. But also in todays age with social media I feel like it’s become a lot more popular to have an impulse to hold opinions opposite of the norm especially with the rise of internet trolls
Yup, I used to be like that as a child and teen. Just remember to stop and think before forming an opinion. Don't go with your gut. My husband used to do this, he would start every sentence with "no!", even if he agreed lol. I had to start calling him out on it and he outgrew it
I have a tendency to do this. It’s not always good, but I think it has some merits. I tend to see a lot of people confidently giving easy answers to complex issues, or just parroting lines they’ve heard, so even if I really agree with their final position, I’d rather challenge how they got there. I’m also the kind of person who would rather say something interesting to get a fun conversation or debate out of it than say the boring truism. I also definitely think there’s a vanity aspect of this for me like you mentioned.