Strong opinions are for the insecure

A work of text-based art with the words “Having strong opinions is for the insecure”.

The idea behind this statement is that some people who feel insecure construct an armoured carapace or strongly held opinions around themselves to protect them from the uncertainties that surround them.

It’s partly about the concept of identity. People hold strong opinions so that they fit in with their peer group and so that they can differentiate themselves from others. It could be a strong opinion about which football team is the best, which genre of music is the best or which political attitudes are the best (this final one being particularly relevant for advocates of identity politics).

Some people flaunt their strong opinions the way that others flaunt their gym-toned physique. As a power thing.

The work is created in a vey affirmative typeface, making the opinion in the piece a strong opinion itself. So maybe it was though up by someone who is insecure.