A few of my points: > Recognize you only have a few "weirdness points" to spend. > Spend your weirdness points effectively. True, but it seems to neglect the

A few of my points: > Recognize you only have a few "weirdness points" to spend. > Spend your weirdness points effectively. True, but it seems to neglect the possibility that your "weirdness" is actually a coherent worldview that can be advocated for as a whole, not as a series of disparate ideas. You could therefore be very effective in advocating for more ideas than your "weirdness" budget might suggest. > Clean up and look good. I also tend to agree with this one. Not because I think it's good to push for conformism in manners or appearance, but because you should be non-conformist where it matters. > Advocate for more "normal" policies that are almost as good. It might be better to set up a roadmap that points to where you would like to get in the end, while at the same time coming up with tractable shorter-term solutions. If you simply tone down your proposals completely you might end up just compromising and not making a significant difference. > Use the foot-in-door technique and the door-in-face technique. These techniques do seem a bit manipulative. It might be better to just be honest and open about what you believe in.