Yeah, I notice that too. It is obvious why he or anyone else does such a thing, and it *isn't* because they feel so good about themselves.
--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> wrote: > > > > Yeah the gratuitous bashing really took away from what could > > have been a fine piece of writing. > > It's not just the constant, compulsive putdowns, it's the > relentless, monotonous, smug "I'm so special" drumbeat of > self-exaltation that accompanies the putdowns. I mean, he > can't even write a little travelogue that doesn't follow > this pattern: > > --He's special because sightseeing, visiting museums, and > sitting in cafes is his ("but not everybody's") idea of > a holiday. > > --He's special because he prefers watching women to watching > beggars and sadhus (unlike his friend in Arunachala). > > --He's special because he appreciates good beer (unlike > Purusha). > > --He's special because he finds mussels with fries and beer > satisfying (but "some wouldn't"). > > He can't just say, "I did this and I enjoyed it. I ate that > and I enjoyed it." He has to make himself *special*, better > than other people, because of what he likes to do (even > though what he likes to do is actually quite ordinary). > > He can't give his opinion on anything without letting you > know how special he thinks he is to have that opinion and > how inferior he considers anyone who has a different one. > > And then from time to time he'll go on one of his rants > about how ridiculous it is for anybody to think of > themselves as special--and how special *he* is not to > think of himself as special. >
