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gste • yesterday at 11:18 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

> Going against the masses is usually wrong

Not only is that not true, but when people fervently believe something because everyone else does, that's usually when they're the most wrong, and the most dangerously wrong.


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skybrian • today at 12:18 AM

On the other hand, contrarianism isn't a shortcut to the truth, either. You still have to investigate.