When you're in a social setting, surrounded by your work colleagues or any other kind of people it always comes down to this:
1) If you sit there all quiet, minding your own business and not saying anything to anybody - then they'll think you're a psycho or some kind of a serial killer in disguise. I've been harassed, verbally attacked and patted down one time because I chose to just sit there and not talk to anyone in a class. So if you're quiet and you don't say anything - then you're a psycho waiting to go off in a killing spree one day or a serial killer in disguise.
2) If you bring up a topic or express your opinion on something, then you're wideass open for all kinds of judgments and rebuttals. People will straight up go out of their way to prove you wrong or they'll jump to all kinds of assumptions and conclusions about you, just based on what you said. Isn't it f*cked?
So if you sit there and mind your own business without saying anything - then you're a psycho and a serial killer in disguise.
If you do happen to say something - then you're leaving yourself all open to all kinds of judgment and negative political repercussions, because someone may not have liked what you just said. Could it be anymore dysfunctional than that?
Winston, I've largely based this rant on your 4 catch 22's article. I'm hoping that you'll have something interesting to say on this subject. And anyone who has ever experienced any problems with this - feel free to voice your opinion.
