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"The funny thing is that I have way more economic resources than my friend." Good points overall, though I think they would have been strengthened by ommitting

• mark_l_watson 11y ago
  +1 up vote. Thanks for your comment. That last sentence in my post really does come off sounding egotistic. I need to reread what I write before posting.
  • jonnathanson 11y ago
    It's all good, and hey, I appreciate your willingness to hear feedback like that. It's refreshing! I'm consistently impressed by the HN community in that respect, and I try to follow the example y'all set every day.
  • meric 11y ago
    Hmm, I get the feeling your friend has less financial resources than you do so he's trying to impress you and communicate to you, you two are equals, while you figured out quite transparently he was trying to impress you, as you know your friend well enough, and so, weren't that impressed. It's natural for people who have "less" to try to impress friends who have "more", because people are generally friends with people who are similar, and people generally want to stay friends with their friends, so they try to de-emphasise the difference between them. I think that may explain the "boast" about cars. I put no judgement on the scenario, I'm stating my observations, and of course I don't know if true or not in reality - it's only based on the words you've written.