I'm a loner, I stay away from crowds, I do my own thing. Also, most strangers I'm around haven't been nice to me so I've grown a negative barrier around myself. I'm paranoid too, usually when I'm around people I expect they'll say something bad, typically when they stare is when they do this. I've found the higher in group numbers people are in, the more likely they'll point me out.
I do agree with most people striving for number one, everything has to be big and eye-candy, the small details are left out and most agree with the majority because if they have their own opinion, they'll be shunned for it. I avoid following crowds that it's become second nature to me. Like when people enter a store, they go the same route but I'll be the only one going my own route because people walk slow to me anyways, lol.
I seem to be attracted to people of handicap or emotional traits like me, that way I'll be less likely to be judged. Even typing this, I always have that feeling, just because it's the internet and words fly out without thinking about what people just said. Anonymous key-board warriors are welcome.