"Hey dude, do you like the Civ games?"
"Nahh man, they kinda suck"
"Oh God, the contrarian effect is in full force right now"
"Nahh man, they kinda suck"
"Oh God, the contrarian effect is in full force right now"
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Get the contrarian effect mug.The feeling and state of subtle, indirect resistance and non-compliance of "I ain't gonna do that", where an individual doesn't openly challenge or confront, but expresses their opposition in a veiled or covert manner.
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Get the contrariant mug.by Alvin776 March 20, 2025
Get the contrarian mug.A person who disagrees with any ideas or beliefs that are brought up, or takes the opposite stance, purely for the sake of creating disagreement or causing irritation to the listener.
Person 1: I think abortion should remain legalized
The blind contrarian: no, it should be illegal in all forms. It's about the sanctity of life
Person 2: thats a good point, we should definitely restrict abortions as much as possible.
The blind contrarian: I don't know about that, I could see cases where abortion access is very important
Person 1 to Person 2: quit wasting your time. He is a blind contrarian, he will just keep wasting your time by blindly disagreeing with everything you say, even if it means holding contradictory beliefs.
The blind contrarian: no, it should be illegal in all forms. It's about the sanctity of life
Person 2: thats a good point, we should definitely restrict abortions as much as possible.
The blind contrarian: I don't know about that, I could see cases where abortion access is very important
Person 1 to Person 2: quit wasting your time. He is a blind contrarian, he will just keep wasting your time by blindly disagreeing with everything you say, even if it means holding contradictory beliefs.
by pwnagephake April 9, 2022
Get the Blind Contrarian mug.The belief that critics are almost always dead wrong when reviewing a work. Indeed, these days reviews from critics and audiences tend to differ wildly.
The common belief is that if the critic reviews are negative and the audience is positive, the work is great, and if critic reviews are high while audience reviews are poor, the work is terrible.
The common belief is that if the critic reviews are negative and the audience is positive, the work is great, and if critic reviews are high while audience reviews are poor, the work is terrible.
The Mario Movie got a 55% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics, but 98% from the audience. That's critical contrarianism for you.
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