I have been called insensitive.

And sometimes it is not such a bad idea. I guess that kind of absolves me from a lot of blame and responsibility. An insensitive person hurts or offends another without intending to, without knowing. You cannot, afterall, blame someone who hurts you without knowing, or blame a kid for hitting you with a stick without knowing how much it will hurt.

It is better than having to hurt the ones you love because of your beliefs, principles or your duties.

Insensitivity allows me to turn my eyes from a lot of things I should have seen, have learnt or should have known. It takes me out of the social circulation of knowledge temporarily, so that instead of assuming that things are what I should know, people assume that I do not know.

Sometimes, being treated like an idiot can be enjoyable.