Reply #5: Presumably the result of knowing perfectly well.... [View All]

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... that his life has been completely useless, that people will never respect him, that will not be remembered for even one good thing, that he wilts everything he touches, and that all of his ersatz success is nothing more than the result of OTHER people propping him up with support and $.

Hence he tries to avoid dealing with the utter despair and depravity of his life by creating moments of superiority over others.

But the high quickly fades, hence the cycle-cum-meglomania.