What is your definition of a human who always has a reaction against the status quo? Are all of the features of this game reversible?
What do you call a person who
- does no one but the opposite of the crowd, for just that reason? 7 answers
In what sense is reactionary. One who is reacting to a change as opposed to it wanting to be back, and wants to try and fix the previous status quo? Reactionaries are seen as an conservative social force, and have their problem(s) with the progressives.
What does it mean to be an incredibly defensive person, when the current status quo does not matter?
Many different kinds of people can react against currently the status quo but most are doing so to achieve specific goals that are important to them.
Mais some people will just react against the status quo no matter what it is, because “hey, I’m a rebel. It’s tough,” they say. If their apparent goals were achieved they would simply react against the new status quo. Are there any signs of any increase?
Children test boundaries by reacting against their parents – rebelling is an end in itself and not necessarily due to a deep seated rejection of whatever it is.
I’m looking to a term that captures the knee-jerk nature of this reaction, that have in many people the same negative connotations as reactionary has, i.e. reactionary reaction.. Are the rebels practically algorithmic rather than intellectually
driven?
Contrarian
“A Contrarian is a person who takes up a contrary position, especially a position that is opposed to that of the majority, regardless of how unpopular it may be. Contrarian styles of argument and disagreement have historically been associated with radicalism and dissent. Wikipedia is
an acronym for Wikipedia, which means Wikipedia’is a Wikipedia term for Wikipedia?
Subversive
A person who tries to overthrow structures of authority including the state.
Anarchist
(Anarchist) A person who rebels against any authority.
If
you know a person/person who has broken a code, or a custom, then read her/his rules.
Nonconformist:
A person who does not conform to prevailing ideas or practices in their behaviour or view.
Rebel, if you’re looking for a more physical connotation to their rebellion; iconoclast if you’re looking instead for a more philosophical one.
