I'm going through a similar situation. I'm very reluctant to tell new people I meet that my job is internet-related. Many nontechnical friends have come to know

I'm going through a similar situation. I'm very reluctant to tell new people I meet that my job is internet-related. Many nontechnical friends have come to know the internet mainly as either a cesspool of disturbed people, or a silly pastime for kids with an attention whore syndrome - and anyone who works in the field, even on unrelated projects, is basically fueling the fire. Can't say I even blame them.