I kinda read this as a stream of consciousness post about what happened. In that context, it's more an expression of astonishment that that actually happened th

I kinda read this as a stream of consciousness post about what happened. In that context, it's more an expression of astonishment that that actually happened than boasting or anything. FWIW, I had something kind of similar happen to me a couple years ago. I posted an open letter [0] to a famous politician in my state, shared it on Facebook and Twitter as I do with all my posts, and went to bed. Overnight, it went viral and I woke up to an email box full of messages, tons of mentions on various social media outlets and a couple of phone calls from newspapers and TV stations wanting interviews. The next few days were pretty crazy. More than anything, it was just a shocking experience to realize that that many people actually cared. I imagine he's had a similar experience. And, in fact, I wrote a follow up post [1] a week or so later rather similar to his. So yeah, I just read this as a guy who's shocked that the world cared what happened to him. I wouldn't read more into it than a guy who's grateful that that many people took notice. [0] http://www.robpeck.com/2015/06/an-open-letter-to-roy-moore/ http://www.robpeck.com/2015/06/an-open-letter-to-roy-moore/ [1] http://www.robpeck.com/2015/07/what-happens-when-your-post-goes-viral/ http://www.robpeck.com/2015/07/what-happens-when-your-post-g...