 "Dumbing yourself down" around your peers?
anshul: > So when I hear people confidently repeat urban myths like "we only use 10% of our brains", or "you'll drown if you don't eat an hour before swimming" etc, I don't bother trying to explain why I think they're wrong.Why would you do a thing like that?  I just go to extraordinary lengths to do the exact opposite... correct people all the time.  Over the ages, it has resulted in a lot of nicknames, sarcasm but yes... a group of friends who accept me for what I truly am and with whom I truly enjoy the time I spend.  And I wouldn't have it any other way.I really don't understand why would you do a thing like that?  Why hide what you are?  Who cares what others think? I say jump right in... let them know what you think, pitch your ideas, debate... what's the worse that could happen?  You would be back to the dark bedroom, bright monitor, 20 tabs, right?