So, that's the problem?

Do crazy people have a right to be heard? I think they do — as long as they’re American. But even with crazy people’s well known infiltration of the internet — appearing in any blog or news comments section or online forum they can access — they still have a lot of trouble getting people to listen to them.

Tell you what. I don't follow this advice because I'm not sure there is a normal anymore. That's where they make their mistake. If you think the world is normal, then you must think everybody is rational, logical, predictable, reasonable, level headed, wise and any other good trait you can think of. Trouble is, nobody is like that, if they were, there would be a lot less trouble in the world. Just look around and try to say that the world is full of nice, reasonable people who always do the right thing. The more often thing is that they do the wrong thing, and laugh in your face for your naivete if you believe that they are really trying to play by the rules and be nice, and if you act disappointed when they are not.

I see so much crazy stuff that I am beginning to think that's what is normal. All "normal" means is that it is average. The average isn't "normal" in the meaning given on that page. If you don't listen, maybe you should. How the heck do you know that you should listen or not listen? Maybe the crazy thing is not to listen. Maybe the crazy thing is to listen. You have to know the difference, and no rule book is going to tell you that. A rule book is an excuse not to use your head. Go through life like that you will get creamed again and again.

Even crazy people should be listened to even when they talk gibberish. I can think of an example of that. A real life example where a woman who was clearly insane had vital information, but wasn't being taken seriously. So, I think this article is bad advice. It doesn't tell you what really is crazy and useless, only to appear to people not to be crazy or stupid. If by that it means to continue acting crazy and not be noticed for that, what good does that serve?

Is there a rule that you can count on? In my opinion, if there is a rule book that you can follow, then it would be one that required the truth. Truth is hard to find in a world of dishonest people, but I think if you want to find it, you can. It may even require that you take great risk to yourself to find it. If you can get to the truth, you may have a chance at staying sane. A world of untruth is, by definition, insane.

Call that crazy if you want. It wouldn't make me any crazier than anybody else.