. . . 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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