. . . that I’m being contentious, controversial, provocative and obnoxious on purpose, well, duh. Of course, I am.
I could write about how roses are red, the sun is shiny, I adore my husband and my sister, and the world is lovely. I actually do write about those topics on a regular basis. They never generate any interesting discussions, though. With controversial posts, however, people get engaged, they participate, express fascinating opinions, argue. That’s just beautiful to me. I feel very enriched intellectually after each such discussion. I know of no better way to grow than arguing with intelligent opponents.
Seriously, what’s the point of reiterating endlessly things that everybody knows and agrees with, anyways?
I had two posts on contentiousness scheduled for the future but now I’m thinking that I should reschedule them to appear sooner. One is about contentiousness as a way of practicing Jewish identity and another about being contentious as a blogger.
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Haha, I know exactly what you mean. Some people constantly ask me why I can’t just be cheerier on my blog. Um, because then it would be boring? Who wants to read about how awesome my summer in New York is and how awesome my family is and how I love my awesome major at my awesome college? Sheesh.
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Yours is a great blog. I’m very happy I discovered it, especially since I often disagree with it. 🙂
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I like how we can disagree without the phrase “check your privilege” ever being uttered.
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ABSOLUTELY! And thank every deity in the universe for that. 🙂
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And by the way, I’d be VERY interested to read the post about contentiousness and Jewish identity. I’ve often felt that Judaism, unlike many other religions, holds that debate is a vital aspect of spirituality. I don’t know if I’m correct in this impression, but it’d be interesting to see what your thoughts on that are.
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Those posts will come up tomorrow. Thank you for the interest.
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