http://www.john-carlton.com/2005/05/10/why_everyone_is/ insight, tactics, advice and mutterings on copywriting, marketing and living life deep... from the most ripped-off world-class ad writer alive... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:27:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 http://www.john-carlton.com/2005/05/10/why_everyone_is/#comment-240569 Copywriting Kid Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:37:19 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2005/05/10/why_everyone_is/#comment-240569 I always wondered about this. "The herd" seems to go wrong most of the time (that's pretty scary when you think about that we're living in a democracy... but then there's no better alternative around). But they specially seem to go wrong when they do something in an extreme manner. However, I think the best way is not to be a contrarian for the sake of being a contrarian, but because you strongly feel different about the subject. But that's when you need to possess that "contrarian stubbornness" because everybody and his mother will tell you why what you think is wrong - and when you hear the same thing repeated a hundred times from 30 different people, that's a strong river to swim upstream. I always wondered about this. “The herd” seems to go wrong most of the time (that’s pretty scary when you think about that we’re living in a democracy… but then there’s no better alternative around).
But they specially seem to go wrong when they do something in an extreme manner.
However, I think the best way is not to be a contrarian for the sake of being a contrarian, but because you strongly feel different about the subject. But that’s when you need to possess that “contrarian stubbornness” because everybody and his mother will tell you why what you think is wrong - and when you hear the same thing repeated a hundred times from 30 different people, that’s a strong river to swim upstream.

]]> http://www.john-carlton.com/2005/05/10/why_everyone_is/#comment-114 joe derer Wed, 18 May 2005 00:34:43 +0000 http://www.john-carlton.com/2005/05/10/why_everyone_is/#comment-114 John... contrarian's bought gold in the early 70's for $35.00... and bailed at 800. History is about to repeat it's self.Gold has been a store of value for 5000 years...you will see gold at or above 1650... silver will be a big winner also... the sheeple haven't started buying yet.How many fiat dollars have been printed since 1980? Trillions... gold will have it's day in the sun. John… contrarian’s bought gold in the early 70’s for $35.00… and bailed at 800. History is about to repeat it’s self.Gold has been a store of value for 5000 years…you will see gold at or above 1650… silver will be a big winner also… the sheeple haven’t started buying yet.How many fiat dollars have been printed since 1980? Trillions… gold will have it’s day in the sun.

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