Maybe, with some, that might be true. You're waaaayyy off-base with me. With me, it's less To-hell-with-you-this-is-who-I-am and more Sun Tzu: Why position myself that way when it may tarnish perception of me?
The to-hell-with-you bit I reserve for battles I choose to fight.
Whatever. I still maintain that there is a huge difference between hiding this from casual friends and acquaintances, bosses and lying to your spouse about it.
And from reading your posts it seems like you are trying to make a case on why it is necessary to do this.
You keep bringing up society at large making it difficult for gamers. And a lot of us are saying that it is not society at large but some members who are narrow minded jerks.
There is a also a big difference between not going out of your way to let people know about your hobby and feeling the need to hide it away from the rest of the world.