<p>“Again, the correct response is to NOT ENGAGE THEM. If you argue with everyone who thinks you’re a loser, that cements your status as a loser.”</p>
<p>And if I don’t say anything they’ll think I accept that I am a loser.</p>
<p>“OP, stop obsessing about people “looking down” on you and get out of your rut. Go volunteer somewhere or join a club . . . Meet some new people, go to a study group, take the bus and practice making small talk.”</p>
<p>What if I meet the same type of people at those places?</p>
<p>"Why do you care what they think as long as you know the truth ? "</p>
<p>Because noone likes to be taken for an idiot.</p>
<p>"Since all kinds of people keep telling you this, I think you should believe them. They must know something that you don’t. "</p>
<p>No, because for me to do that I would need to deny the truth. My report card is the truth.</p>