Whether it’s a sense of superiority or just to be funny or asinine or out of a genuine need to spread the truth, people online generally try to be contrarian as often as possible because it gives them some sort of personal gratification or a sense that they’re correcting something wrong in the universe.

  • @[email protected]
    7•9 months ago

    I’d love to disagree but it feels like falling into a trap.

    I would say that arguing is entertaining and intellectually stimulating. It should not happen at the cost of being a dick though.

  • @ABCDE
    2•9 months ago

    Yes, but not necessarily in a bad way. I enjoy finding small issues which others may not typically notice; half the time they are taken as intended (see: https://lemmy.world/comment/9002659), in a collegial way. I don’t intend to be contrarian per se, which I think is at odds with your mention of correcting something “wrong” as you can be contrarian just to annoy rather than because there’s an issue.