People are, generally, thinking about you a lot less than you perceive them to be thinking about you.
So in general it may seem pretty noticeable, but in reality it's rarely so.
> In particular, it's often the case that there's a seemingly obvious but actually incorrect reason something is true, a slightly less obvious reason the thing seems untrue, and then a subtle and complex reason that the thing is actually true.
This is a good example of what's in the submission! It's "seemingly obvious" that people are judging you all the time, and slightly less obvious that people aren't actually thinking about you nearly as often as you think, but the few who are thinking about you might be indeed judging you to look stupid for asking "basic" questions.
So in general it may seem pretty noticeable, but in reality it's rarely so.
> In particular, it's often the case that there's a seemingly obvious but actually incorrect reason something is true, a slightly less obvious reason the thing seems untrue, and then a subtle and complex reason that the thing is actually true.
This is a good example of what's in the submission! It's "seemingly obvious" that people are judging you all the time, and slightly less obvious that people aren't actually thinking about you nearly as often as you think, but the few who are thinking about you might be indeed judging you to look stupid for asking "basic" questions.