[jeffdavis]

FWIW, I had almost the opposite reaction. I favored this contrarian, also without context.

I was not terribly surprised that I felt this way, but I did try to suppress the feeling, because without context, it's not very rational.

The orthodox member will help reach consensus faster and improve decisiveness, but risks making wrong and/or extreme decisions.

A contrarian adds intellectual value and nuance to a decision, but can cause indecision/inaction.

[Pfhreak]

And, I'll add, no small amount of social frustration. Persistently being contrary in social settings is a path to being unwelcome at social events.

There's a fine line between challenging ideas and sea lioning.