Contrarian
Someone who disagrees with popular opinion, usually for the sake of being different rather than having a valid reason. Often used to justify bad ideas.
Examples
Examples:
- "I'm a contrarian, so I think we should do the opposite." (I like to disagree)
- "As a contrarian, I believe this will fail." (I'm pessimistic)
- "We need a contrarian perspective on this." (we need someone to disagree)
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disagreedifferentpessimisticjustificationopposition
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