A short motivational monologue (YouTube) by Nick Perry advising that intentionally appearing ignorant, aloof, or underestimated is a strategic "power move." The speaker argues that acting as if you haven't experienced hardship, pretending not to notice plots, or deferring to condescending people reduces interpersonal friction, conserves your energy, and speeds progress toward a better life.
If you want to live a better version of your life, the most intelligent thing that you can do is appear to be stupid. Act like you've never experienced struggle or hardship. Act like you don't know that someone is plotting against you. Act like the person who's being condescending is smarter than you, and you'll begin to win in your life. With the approach of seeming aloof or stupid, you get to avoid people feeling like if they treat you just a little bit above the bare minimum, that is enough. And the quicker that you can avoid expending energy with all of those people, the sooner you will get to your best life.
