- Do not discuss your vulnerability or your illness. If someone does, note their stature in the masquerade. If it is high, make a show of compassion or strength. If it is low, do nothing.
- Do not be decisive. If you have to accept something, do so reluctantly. If you have to decline, accept with enthusiasm and think of an excuse.
- Do not offer anything you know is desired. If you want to know what is desired, announce an offering.
- Do not discuss your doubts or shortcomings. If you do and someone calls you forthright or otherwise commends you on your morals, look them in the eye and don’t let up. They won’t do it again.
- Do not deign to interpret silence.
- Do not inquire after the essence of a piece of gossip. If you do and the answer is vague, the gossip is indeed of essence. If the answer is a denial, the essence is you.
- Do not make a show of revealing yourself. Where a masquerader removes their mask, the masquerade see a clown. Behind a mask lies only vacuum.
~
(inspired by I’m Not There)
the Budafoki amended 
