No, I mostly just think that they're smarter than everyone else. Then again I'm probably biased.
Contrarianism is not a substitute for intelligence.
It's exponentially superior to blind capitulation.
That's a false choice. Joining the majority does not equate to blind capitulation.
Yes. Nor is it true that a person who goes against prevailing social winds is necessarily a contrarian.
Perhaps. Regardless, that doesn't make them "smarter than everyone else."
We just have to accept it
We can't aspire to the level of intelligence of a libertarian in Berkley, what with all the leathersuit-wearing communists all around