Posted by cockeyed on June 25, 2005, at 1:01:49
In reply to Pretending to be stupid, posted by Deneb on June 24, 2005, at 23:18:35
> I think I sometimes pretend to not know or understand certain things. I don't really know why I do this...or do I(?).
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> I admit that I've done it here. Sometimes I ask stupid questions and pretend I don't know the answer...I think I did it a couple of times with medication questions. Why do I do this? Why do I want people to think I'm not very smart?
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> Does anyone else do this? I think I do this a lot when interacting with people. Maybe I like making others feel better by making them think that they know more than I do. Maybe I don't like the responsibility that comes from knowing about things or understanding things. I can make more mistakes when people think I'm stupid. People don't expect much of me then....less pressure to perform.
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> Denebhi, Deneb It's fun to be stupid or to pretend being stupid because ALL humans are really stupid but are too stupid to realize it. I dote on wallowing like a pig in my stupidity because it is fun. cockeyed.
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