Doesn't take the fun out of it for me. I'm a good guy, working the correct side of the street, and everyone who knows me knows that. If they can't take a joke - well to hell with them - I'll go to the gallows smiling and telling the truth as I see it all the way. I've already had more life and fun than most people ever will - it's all bonus now. And hey, it can be fun to know you're messing with their heads.
I've been called a troll for telling people (some, maybe most) of the things I've done (I was asked on G+ by someone), without embellishment, or at least no more than normal. Bothered me for about 10 seconds. Then I realized is what I'd done is make them feel bad for not getting off their own butts and having as much life as I've had, even though they had about the same starting abilities/advantages as I.
F**k them if they can't take a joke! Every once in awhile, you just have to have that attitude or lose your soul. I'm kinda fond of mine, thanks.
I'm free - in the same sense as Paul (who I also often disagree with) in the bible. You can lock my body up, but not me.
I've found you get 3 reactions to that (from my rock and roll days). One is fear - people think that since you're free (eg you don't give a damn what they think, taking away any power they have over you) - you'd do what they'd do if they were free, not realizing that you
can't be free with that s**t rolling around in your psyche.
Then you get the ones who want you to do the crazy stuff rock and roll guys are famous for - drugs, groupies, wild parties, crazy driving etc etc so they can live vicariously through you - even though it'll kill you - they don't care about that part - they'll just latch onto the next sucker. Glad I wised up in time.
Then there's the third type, the one I'm always scouting for - their reaction is "oh, another one of us".
Those are my true friends - anytime, anyplace, anything. There are more of us than most think.
We keep it low in self-defence. This place seems to have an above-average % of such, which is why I'm here too.
Speaking of G+, here's my profile link (under my real name)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/118269538514558647824/posts/p/pub
Call me anytime - if I don't answer, I'm just busy or too tired to chat.