> You haven't earned extra attention by not participating as a peer, you've earned less. That's an interesting interpretation. I guess it depends on the social

> You haven't earned extra attention by not participating as a peer, you've earned less. That's an interesting interpretation. I guess it depends on the social milieu. In mine, people are attentive to what Silent Bobs say. Very often it's an interesting piece of information because it tends to be different from the usual chatter.