Come on… Who does not love being a social outcast? I made a decision when I was about 12 that rather then trying to conform to other people’s expectations of me, I was going to do / express support for exactly what I thought made sense, even if something I supported was related to something I could not, and then get to know people who seemed to be making similar decisions. Its arrogant and has numerous flaws, but it has generally worked for me. Social status and popularity are overrated, compared to the benefits of meeting a large number of people you can interact with freely.
Come on… Who does not love being a social outcast? I made a decision when I was about 12 that rather then trying to conform to other people’s expectations of me, I was going to do / express support for exactly what I thought made sense, even if something I supported was related to something I could not, and then get to know people who seemed to be making similar decisions. Its arrogant and has numerous flaws, but it has generally worked for me. Social status and popularity are overrated, compared to the benefits of meeting a large number of people you can interact with freely.
This works fine as long as you don’t find yourself operating within a hierarchy.