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You are more contrarian in real life, versus an anonymous message board? That seems unusual.
by gmadsen 6y ago
You are more contrarian in real life, versus an anonymous message board? That seems unusual.
- johnmaguire2013 6y agoI'm not sure that's what they meant - any group of people shares certain beliefs and values, and those beliefs differ from another group's. Values and beliefs influence our communication style as well. Further, on an anonymous discussion board, the risks of things like "jumping to conclusions" [not what I would call "less contrarian"] are much lower than in real life, where your reputation as a human is on the line.
- blaser-waffle 6y agoReal life has consequences. Anonymous message boards have points, gotta post what people want to hear for upvotes that give that self-validating dopamine hit when you check your score and it's higher than ever.