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> However I think a lot of that narcissism is confidence [...]

Funny, I see it as the entire opposite: very extreme insecurity, the need to constantly remind us that, yes, truly, he was there, he pioneered this, it _is_ amazing and awesome and will revolutionize everything, believe me, and it's only second to this other thing, which we must remind you, I invented.

A confident person would strip away the fluff and just get on with the message?