Humility is a character trait that we hugely undervalue.

But on your main subject, some people have aspects of their lives that are very defining. Even if they could, they just don’t want to keep a lid on it. That understandably annoys some people, but for the most part this type of person is willing to take that hit. We all know several people who are so defined by a religion, or by being vegan, or by worrying about the environment, or by their political beliefs that, to them, everything is about that subject.

I know of what I speak! I personally believe that society cannot move forward until it recognizes the moral significance of the individual, and respects every individual’s right to be free of aggression as a matter of principal, a la libertarianism. Why would I shut up about this? Why would a committed Christian shut up about salvation? There are better and worse ways to get these kinds of world-view messages out, but, as understandable as your advice is from your perspective, we are just going to use the workplace and our professional relationships to expand our audience for these ideas. To us it is a worthwhile trade off. Sharing our beliefs is more important than our professional advancement and, ultimately, even our personal relationships. So we’ll go out on some long limbs to do it.

On behalf of all of us…. sorry?