I often see someone take a pro-X position in some discussion and have a vague recollection that I've seen them take an anti-X position in some other discussion but it would be too much work to go digging through their comment history to check that.
For example, people who argue we need to ban cars in cities and suburbs because they are dangerous for kids playing in the street but who argue against every proposal to protect kids from online dangers saying that it should entirely be the parent's responsibility to control where their kids go.
Or people whose strong criticisms of most police procedure go completely out the window when the discussion involves some kind of crime that they personally have been a victim of and there they argue for more surveillance and easier warrant requirements.
My guess is that a lot of cases it is just good old fashioned self-centered thinking. But some probably have some good justification for the seeming contradiction which could lead to some interesting and insightful discussion.
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I’m sure there are some of my opinions do both. Some topics are complicated.
If the publication criticises Unix, it's comment section lokks like Unix fans have the loudest voice. The other day, commenting on other publication, virtues of Unix have been forgotten, and the comment thread praises some alternative.