The Importance of Blending In

People learn early on that they can display conventional behavior and mouth conventional ideas without having to believe in them. The power these people gain from blending in is that of being left alone to have the thoughts they want to have, writes Pausanias. People will swallow the bait because it flatters them to believe that you share their ideas,. They will not take you as a hypocrite if you are careful," he says.