100x this. I've met Stephen and was like this in person. Even the essay (ostensibly an obituary for a physics luminary!) is full of humblebrags as he notes his

100x this. I've met Stephen and was like this in person. Even the essay (ostensibly an obituary for a physics luminary!) is full of humblebrags as he notes his personal contributions and wunderkind status growing up. Strange, because if anyone should be confident in their own skin, a famous billionaire physicist should fit the bill...