[devotedtoneu]

One possibility is that everyone in this thread has been that 19 year old at one point or another, and they know where it leads.

Ultimately, there's a reason they pay you to work.

[andreasgonewild]

Keep telling yourself that; first impressions are vital, you go numb from forcing yourself to conform. I too was 19 years old back in the days, I'm 40 now and I'm more certain than ever that doing my own thing is the only way forward. In-between, I spent a long time playing your game; trying to talk others out of rocking my boat.

[devotedtoneu]

I would ask you to consider the dangers of trying to fit everyone into your existing narrative and the limiting effect it can have on your mental flexibility.