Contrarians are often hyper-rationalists, atheists, agnostics etc. ... or religious pharisees.
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And they’ve learned that derision, anger and belittling make others avoid them thus reinforcing their foundational convictions. They’ve learned that others do not like them in mad mode, so they get mad, have a tantrum and prove that they were right all along.
It is likely very much about being right.
YUP. LOL.
Yup. Good analysis.
Their attachment disordered compulsions to provoke attention—even negative attention—as proof that they are FINALLY worth something—those compulsions are off the chart in intensity and persistence.