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by JSavageOne 1564 days ago
I find one-line quips as top comments confirming one's preconceived notions to be incredibly harmful, because they make one overly confident in their own certainty. "See, I was right! Everyone else feels the same way! Everyone else on the other side is wrong and stupid!".

Whenever I feel overly confident in some viewpoint, often the first thing I do is look for the contrarian view, because that's where you're more likely to actually gain knowledge and be forced to defend your viewpoint. Unfortunately, Reddit makes it too easy to end up in your bubble.