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On being a contrarian
May 28^th, 2011 at 10:13am

Contrarianism is a familiar expression in sharemarket circles. Put simply, one is a contrarian if he or she regularly goes against market trends. Not that someone would throw good money after bad; if a company is truly on the skids, to buy more shares in it is to be an idiot not a contrarian.
But generally it comes down to not following the herd mentality. And there is plenty of that in the sharemarket.
A similar situation exists in the market for ideas, philosophies and politics.
I am a contrarian in both senses. I don't know what the motivation is.
There is probably a boundary between being a contrarian and being an eccentric. I don't think I've crossed it yet, or if I have on occasions, I've managed I think to find my way back.
But usually, not always, when something is in dispute, say some political issue, I will find myself on the opposite side to the majority.
I'm not talking about issues which are clear-cut. . .but just at the moment I can't think of any.
My god, you see . . .there's the problem. There are not many things that are clear-cut. For me, free trade is not clear-cut, climate change is not clear-cut, foreign aid is not clear-cut etc etc.
So that means when someone puts a point of view I quite frequently rush to debate it from the other side.

It's not easy being a contrarian . .I wonder is it easy being green.

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Re: On being a contrarian
Reply #1 - May 28^th, 2011 at 2:30pm

bogarde73 wrote on May 28^th, 2011 at 10:13am:

Contrarianism is a familiar expression in sharemarket circles. Put simply, one is a contrarian if he or she regularly goes against market trends. Not that someone would throw good money after bad; if a company is truly on the skids, to buy more shares in it is to be an idiot not a contrarian.
But generally it comes down to not following the herd mentality. And there is plenty of that in the sharemarket.
A similar situation exists in the market for ideas, philosophies and politics.
I am a contrarian in both senses. I don't know what the motivation is.
There is probably a boundary between being a contrarian and being an eccentric. I don't think I've crossed it yet, or if I have on occasions, I've managed I think to find my way back.
But usually, not always, when something is in dispute, say some political issue, I will find myself on the opposite side to the majority.
I'm not talking about issues which are clear-cut. . .but just at the moment I can't think of any.
My god, you see . . .there's the problem. There are not many things that are clear-cut. For me, free trade is not clear-cut, climate change is not clear-cut, foreign aid is not clear-cut etc etc.
So that means when someone puts a point of view I quite frequently rush to debate it from the other side.

It's not easy being a contrarian . .I wonder is it easy being green.

Yadda is a contrarian.

Or, is Yadda perhaps just an eccentric ??? Cheesy

It's not easy being a contrarian, nor being Yadda.
...but that is my 'burden'. Grin

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Yadda Gold Member Offline Posts: 22246 A cat with a view	Re: On being a contrarian Reply #2 - May 28^th, 2011 at 2:39pm Dictionary; contrarian = = a Yadda, ....a person who opposes or rejects popular opinion, especially in stock exchange dealing.
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Re: On being a contrarian
Reply #3 - May 28^th, 2011 at 2:50pm

bogarde73 wrote on May 28^th, 2011 at 10:13am:

Contrarianism is a familiar expression in sharemarket circles. Put simply, one is a contrarian if he or she regularly goes against market trends. Not that someone would throw good money after bad; if a company is truly on the skids, to buy more shares in it is to be an idiot not a contrarian.
But generally it comes down to not following the herd mentality. And there is plenty of that in the sharemarket.
A similar situation exists in the market for ideas, philosophies and politics.
I am a contrarian in both senses. I don't know what the motivation is.
There is probably a boundary between being a contrarian and being an eccentric. I don't think I've crossed it yet, or if I have on occasions, I've managed I think to find my way back.
But usually, not always, when something is in dispute, say some political issue, I will find myself on the opposite side to the majority.
I'm not talking about issues which are clear-cut. . .but just at the moment I can't think of any.
My god, you see . . .there's the problem. There are not many things that are clear-cut. For me, free trade is not clear-cut, climate change is not clear-cut, foreign aid is not clear-cut etc etc.
So that means when someone puts a point of view I quite frequently rush to debate it from the other side.

It's not easy being a contrarian . .I wonder is it easy being green.

I disagree!

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Re: On being a contrarian
Reply #4 - May 28^th, 2011 at 2:57pm

perceptions_now wrote on May 28^th, 2011 at 2:50pm:

bogarde73 wrote on May 28^th, 2011 at 10:13am:

Contrarianism is a familiar expression in sharemarket circles. Put simply, one is a contrarian if he or she regularly goes against market trends. Not that someone would throw good money after bad; if a company is truly on the skids, to buy more shares in it is to be an idiot not a contrarian.
But generally it comes down to not following the herd mentality. And there is plenty of that in the sharemarket.
A similar situation exists in the market for ideas, philosophies and politics.
I am a contrarian in both senses. I don't know what the motivation is.
There is probably a boundary between being a contrarian and being an eccentric. I don't think I've crossed it yet, or if I have on occasions, I've managed I think to find my way back.
But usually, not always, when something is in dispute, say some political issue, I will find myself on the opposite side to the majority.
I'm not talking about issues which are clear-cut. . .but just at the moment I can't think of any.
My god, you see . . .there's the problem. There are not many things that are clear-cut. For me, free trade is not clear-cut, climate change is not clear-cut, foreign aid is not clear-cut etc etc.
So that means when someone puts a point of view I quite frequently rush to debate it from the other side.

It's not easy being a contrarian . .I wonder is it easy being green.

I disagree!

LOL

Yet another comedian!

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"....And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
Luke 16:31

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Re: On being a contrarian
Reply #5 - May 28^th, 2011 at 3:18pm

Gay - someone who is only interested in having sex with the same sex, thus nullifying 'pro-creation' for material gain.
Redneck - someone who is only interested in having sex with the opposite sex, thus nullifying material gain for 'Pro-creation'.
Wanker - someone who looks and acts like a Gay but is only interested in having sex with the opposite sex for 'pleasure' rather than pro-creation.
Yobbo - someone who looks and acts like a Redneck but is only interested in material gain.

Gay - Elf, Redneck - Orc, Wanker - Human, Yobbo - Dwarf.

...a Wanker will go 'contrary' to his Gay associate, but not as 'opposite' to his Gay associate as a Redneck does.

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Re: On being a contrarian
Reply #6 - May 28^th, 2011 at 3:22pm

America ...

Gays - Politics & Military
Rednecks - Art & Religion
Wankers - Maths & Music
Yobbos - Medicine & Sport

...now you know why the American Economy is always a 'Wank' (the African American is too busy watching the size of his knob grow, rather than the national economy Roll Eyes

) Ironic they have a 'African' American President ...as if that will help Grin

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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: On being a contrarian Reply #7 - May 28^th, 2011 at 3:26pm I disagree! - perceptions I would say LOL but you will understand I can't do that. So. . .bah humbug!
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