He says “Never trust a quiet person.” giving people some bad advice here. Always listen to the propaganda, but be needlessly suspicious of people with nothing to say?
This is excellent advice fwiw. The intelligence community is full of dorks, so they tend to shut up to avoid revealing their outsider status in "radical" groups (how many fucking Mormons and Aggies do you think could show up at a Leftist meeting and 'get' the culture?)
Being the quiet person is also great advice for when you want to gather information or get in with a group. It's hard to fuck things up when you don't open your mouth. A few pleasantries and the occassional bon mot, a somewhat flattering question here and there that demonstrates interest in a person and ta-da, you're all right. I've never infiltrated an organization, but it works quite well for crashing parties.
This is excellent advice fwiw. The intelligence community is full of dorks, so they tend to shut up to avoid revealing their outsider status in "radical" groups (how many fucking Mormons and Aggies do you think could show up at a Leftist meeting and 'get' the culture?)
Being the quiet person is also great advice for when you want to gather information or get in with a group. It's hard to fuck things up when you don't open your mouth. A few pleasantries and the occassional bon mot, a somewhat flattering question here and there that demonstrates interest in a person and ta-da, you're all right. I've never infiltrated an organization, but it works quite well for crashing parties.
I'm just not a talkative person
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