Sure. I'm all for that. But at what cost to the rest of us? Should we hang back and be afraid to attract attention, just simpering and hoping that some day, maybe, it'll be okay to be ourselves when the big fish(es) learn how not to snatch at us for no good reason? Fuck that! The very thing that makes some of us, like @lyndsaybowes (and me, if I'm being especially perky) stand out from the rest is our refusal to stop doin' like we do- even in the face of a threat to our own well being. I see it as the ultimate fuck-you. 

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Who's to say that in a little while, with the right mix of luck and persistence, I won't be a big fish here? When that time comes, I will still be just me, doin' like I do, so why not go ahead today and do it the best I can for the sake of everyone? Leading by example doesn't feel good a lot of the time but following for the sake of just getting along feels a whole lot worse.