Not sure how to reply to this, it seems I certainly failed to get the point across here.
> No; this is an excuse to pat yourself on the back for being contrary. Don't validate your beliefs by how much they make others angry
That was absolutely not what I intended to say with this admittedly tongue-in-cheek quip. There is a kernel of (subjective) truth in there though: if you find yourself agreeing with one side of a meme war 100% on everything, it's most likely time to rethink some assumptions. Conversely, if you're not agreeing wholesale, you just have a target on your back, that's a given. So I could have worded that better, it doesn't have anything to do with being contrarian for the sake of causing offense.
> Group identity and culture wars are not new (and are certainly not going away).
I thought I addressed that. Again, I probably worded it too obtusely.
> No; this is an excuse to pat yourself on the back for being contrary. Don't validate your beliefs by how much they make others angry
That was absolutely not what I intended to say with this admittedly tongue-in-cheek quip. There is a kernel of (subjective) truth in there though: if you find yourself agreeing with one side of a meme war 100% on everything, it's most likely time to rethink some assumptions. Conversely, if you're not agreeing wholesale, you just have a target on your back, that's a given. So I could have worded that better, it doesn't have anything to do with being contrarian for the sake of causing offense.
> Group identity and culture wars are not new (and are certainly not going away).
I thought I addressed that. Again, I probably worded it too obtusely.