He's still claiming that his friend was "trying to combat their own perceived weakness" by asserting his worth in this manner. And maybe he was, I don't know t

He's still claiming that his friend was "trying to combat their own perceived weakness" by asserting his worth in this manner. And maybe he was, I don't know the guy, but when my friends tell me stories about their successes I don't take it as an assertion of worth, I take it as them sharing a part of their life with me.