I have two cars, but I actually hate cars.

I chose to have a house in the mountains, but I hate snow.

I work out hard and have abs that I show off, but people who show off their abs annoy me.

I’m a writer and make income doing it in addition to my retirement pension, but writers annoy me and I never tell my friends that I’m a writer.

I also paint and have had my stuff in some galleries, but artists annoy me and I never tell any of my friends that I paint.

I’ve chosen all those things. Not by necessity, but just choice. Can you be a contrarian to your own views or does that definition have to involve opposing someone else’s views just to troll?

  • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
    22·
    3 days ago

    Late stage capitalism sucks, yet I have a corporate middle management job and I drink Coke and I drive a Toyota and I’m surfing Lemmy on a Google device. I don’t think I’m trolling. And I don’t know if it’s even that contrarian. “There is no ethical consumption under capitalism”; unless I am ready to die, I have to participate in the system.

    • Universal Monk@lemmy.kya.moeOPEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      I don’t think I’m trolling.

      Thanks for saying that. I get a LOT of people who follow me on Lemmy and call me a troll. As in, there was a thread started last week to try to ban me from the entire fediverse (which of course didn’t work).

      But I’m not a troll, I just have lots of different varying and seemingly opposing viewpoints. It’s not done “to spite others,” it’s done “in spite of others.”

      That’s why I think you and I are different than trolls and/or hypocrites.

      So maybe contrarian isn’t the right word, but I don’t know what else I would call it. But I don’t have seemingly opposing views to piss people off. It’s just how I am.

      My hate-fanclub peeps worked on this just last week. Notice the 318 upvotes to get rid of me:

      • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
        4·
        2 days ago

        I said I’m not trolling.

        I would rather not associate myself too closely with someone who self-reportedly has to have multiple accounts to keep ahead of the criticism. I don’t know you nor what your views are that make you so irritating to other Lemmy users.

        • Universal Monk@lemmy.kya.moeOPEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          I said I’m not trolling.

          And I’m not trolling either, which I also said. I was agreeing you.

          Trolling is doing something to purposely annoy. It’s intent. Just because someone calls one a troll, doesn’t mean they are a troll.

          I post a lot. And it’s one of the factors that people use when calling me a troll. But I’m not a troll, nor do I have any intention of being one. That was my point.

          And just because I agree with you doesn’t mean you re suddenly “associated” with me. I promise your reputation won’t be tarnished just because you and I agreed on something.

          Thanks!

          • Pandemanium@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            2 days ago

            When you post that much on a small, not-very-popular-yet site, people are going to get tired of seeing you. I’m pretty sure I’ve blocked you at least once just because you were the ONLY content I was seeing on my front page. Why would I or anyone else come to a place like this and be ok with only seeing content from one user, or the same meme over and over with slightly varying formats?

            • Universal Monk@lemmy.kya.moeOPEnglish
              1·
              2 days ago

              Well like you said, I’m easy to block.

              But I’ve never sent memes.

              If I was the only content you were seeing, it’s because no one is posting. I’m doing my part by posting content to the site. Feel free to post yours as well.

              Thank you!

        • Universal Monk@lemmy.kya.moeOPEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          Oh, I’ve been around. I had to diversify and spread out my name. I’m transparent and use same username across instances because it’s not about ban evasion, it’s about not being centralized. I love the fediverse!