is that Bathos? ....or Pathos!? ... no, Hubris!? That's the one! [EDIT: Just finished reading the OP... From wikipedia Hubris: "a term used in modern English

is that Bathos? ....or Pathos!? ... no, Hubris!? That's the one! [EDIT: Just finished reading the OP... From wikipedia Hubris: "a term used in modern English to indicate overweening pride, superciliousness, or arrogance, often resulting in fatal retribution or nemesis." From OP: "An overgrown man-child and his precious collection can become a closed-loop co-dependency that functions as a moat" I'm pretty sure that's a classic set up for Hubris? Well written piece methinks]