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Originally Posted by Humble Janitor
What if people told him that they had a good time at his conference? Ever stop to think about that? Nothing wrong with flaunting your talents as well. David spends so much time talking about more complex things that I find it interesting that he considers himself to be a virtuoso drummer.
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Yes, I did. Though having a good time does not necessarily mean that one is a enjoying a peak life moment. That's not to say they weren't, it's just that it seems unlikely. If that were the only thing, I'd have let it go unnoticed, and probably just taken it on faith that whilst unusual, some of the people enjoy their conference experience as much as their weddings, child-births, and graduations - but this is not a handful of events, this is a trend which underpins everything he says.
A boast is a boast, even when it isn't a lie. Even if they did have a "peak moment in their lives", why go on about it quite so much? There's flaunting a talent, and then there's bragging. One is compatible with humility, and one is not. I too have talents, but I try not to overstate them. If I were do that, I'd be taking a positive fact about myself, and outputting a statement of diminished veracity.
Again, there's no attack in my saying he has a big ego, it's just that it's true.