Ever been extorted for being smart?

I have to confess being smart and from the hood has its problems, today I will be withdrawing my whole steem to convert to cash to pay off a person who wants to stab and shoot me because I look too rich in his neighbourhood though he swears I am disrespectful anyway I wish I could just do the dirty and do to him what he says he will do to me but instead I'll conform to society law and refrain and pay what I guess I must owe.. Thank god for cryptocurrency !!!