Muck a loser or show for image

[James Boston]

In a recent trip to a nearby casino, I suffered a streak of bad beats. That's not the point of this though. Most of the players who drew out on me to their miracle 3-outer were generally excited, and didn't hesitate to flip their cards over quickly. I, frustrated, would muck my hand that was the best hand until the river. So here's the question. Should I have been showing down more so that the other players new what kind of cards I play? I think, in hindsight, that mucking so much might have given me the image of a card chaser who kept missing. I also think that this caused my aggressive play in big pots to be less respected, and encourage people to draw out on me. Should I prefer the action image or the tight image? Any thoughts?