This whole thing reads like a slighted, uppity, smarter-than-thou* child taking their ball and going home. It's off-putting. *what's the point of pointing out

This whole thing reads like a slighted, uppity, smarter-than-thou* child taking their ball and going home. It's off-putting. *what's the point of pointing out other "geniuses": to encourage the reader to think "oh well then our author must be in the same group too!"? Transparently manipulative.