@steemrollin I always appreciate your thoughtful comments, and I thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. I've actually followed your example and leave heartfelt comments whenever I can. Apart from not being noticed on Steemit, I've mostly experienced this for all of my life.

With regard to bad crowds, I attribute it mainly to that projection thing I mentioned. It's not that they're "bad", it's just that they project the negative aspects of their personalities, unfortunately, to me. It's cool. I mean, it's sad most of the time, as I'm in the outs of many groups most of the time, but that's just the cards I'm dealt with. I just want to know why in the most scientific way possible.

I guess in terms of physical appearance, I'm on the upper echelon of the bell curve. Which is not entirely a good thing. But hey, at least I have a future in espionage or at the very least a security auditor gig. With my unremarkable face, I could waltz in and out of buildings without anyone noticing.

With regard to being an introvert, now that I think about it, you're probably right. Since we're more introspective about stuff, we think--or in my case, overthink--about stuff more than others. It's not that I purposefully blend in to hide from a crowd, it's just that I don't purposefully seek attention like most people. I do what I do, and that leaves an immediate mark, although it doesn't last very long. In my mind it does, but others don't share that sentiment.

Man, I feel you, with regard to the fear of getting noticed when I was younger. I felt exactly the same way. I've been trying to purposefully stand out ever since I joined social media. I guess mainly it's due to making up for lost time. I've been engaging with more people, creating publicity stunts that hopefully pique interest but I've been having the most terrible luck. Those who do notice compliment its creativity, but sadly it's not being noticed by a wide variety of people.

Noted, regarding competitions. The post I've put up before was just a differing perspective, but I do appreciate the positive effects that competitions bring. Even I lean towards the "improving my craft" side whenever I compete. Extroversion and competition rule the world, so it's definitely hard not to get entangled with those concepts. Even if it's not in my nature, I try to branch out as much as I can.

This helps a lot, and again I just want to thank you for your time. Even if it's just one comment, it really has the weight of 10.