Florian, isn't it predictable that people will give you the reply you have so far received, that they would prefer to be underrated, and isn't it the case that their expressed preference is frequently false, made in order to conform to social expectations of modesty ?

And isn't it also the case that, on a mundane level, it is standard to overrate one's abilities when making a job application or when bidding in a competitive selection process. I don't often hear of people who are concerned about the consequences of finding their exaggerations unmasked. We all want to succeed, whether we deserve to or not.

Who is going to admit to wanting to be overrated ? Yet, when this does occur, as you recognise it frequently does, at least among 'celebrities', do the beneficiaries acknowledge it ? If we were honest, would we not admit to wishing to be overrated, or is this only a trait of exhibitionists ?

I would rather be underrated and appreciated by a few than overrated and controlled by the public. Underrated people can usually be themselves; they don't have to worry about pleasing the masses. Overrated people always have to be 'on', and that has to be draining.

It is better to be underrated with a high quality than to be overrated with superficial goals.

I think sometimes people gather the two quality and quality in their achievements but of course they are little.

I'd choose to be underrated.

If I am underrated, I can do things knowing it is not people just giving me a free pass. What I do isn't based off of false premises. People are not just giving me false approval for those things.

I would know it is based off of the ability and skills I have been given that the things are achieved. I am not just doing things that others are wishing they did and placing themselves in my body to fulfill their desires.

I think the golden middle is to be evaluated adequately. But I think to be underrated is better than being overrated. At least for me. If someone underrates my professional skills or my prospectives in sport or my English skills etc, it is just a challenge for me to prove myself and others that it is wrong and I can do it. So I think to be underrated is good motivation for strong people to become better. I remember one Russian