Yeah, that's how I saw it too.
And on a personal basis we see a lot of that crap directed our way too. It's fine to brag about what a good soccer player your kid is, but as soon as you talk about how smart they are people feel threatened. And when people feel threatened like that, they will start to find ways to make themselves feel better.
Regards,
-scott anderson
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