Going to extremes has a certain appeal because it puts one further and further away from the opposite extreme. Extreme positions also tend to involve a reduction in complexity regarding one's life which can be comforting to a person. However, in reducing complexity, one may also experience a reduction in quality such that a certain "shallowness" settles in. When that shallowness is detected, an extremist may perceive going to a further extreme as the solution to the emptiness that such shallowness produces - thus pushing the person further and further away from a balanced life.
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