Controversial
There is nothing controversial about this post.
Actually, even saying that could be controversial, because anything to do with absolute views is controversial by its inherent nature (think about something that ~ 7 billion people would agree with - such a thing would be really uncontroversial, and probably mythical). The origins of the word controversy lie in the Latin word controversus, which apparently means “turned in an opposite direction”.
Thus, one paragraph later, it’s established that this post is controversial. But then anything and everything can be considered controversial - and perhaps it is a good thing. When was the last time it was nice to have everyone just agreeing with you? No one to question your opinions and beliefs, no one to point out holes in your arguments, and more importantly, no one to help you grow?
Though I haven’t gone into Hegelian depths (yet), and Hegel’s works are considered among the most abstruse in general, the basic idea sounds quite appealing - having a view (the thesis), then swinging to an opposing view (the antithesis), and then combining the best of both and having a synthesis. (Poor Hegel must be rolling in his grave with this absurd simplification of his life’s work to one sentence.)
This applies to a lot of things - in governments (having ruling and opposition parties ideally debating over opposing points and coming to a fair bill), in academics (sending paper drafts for review, getting feedback, and then making a better paper), in water heaters (too cold, too hot, just about right), and basically everything. Hegel is everywhere.
Or not.
Black and royal blue, or white and gold?
You decide.