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norvianii t1_j9jw7st wrote

>I really don’t mean this in a humblebrag or “toot my own horn” kind of way.

Cue the downvotes here, but how do you not mean it in this way? Like the entire point of the post just seems to be "Hey, everyone in my book club is struggling with a book, but I'm doing just fine. Does this mean I'm smarter than them?" If not to brag, what's the point of posting this? Like what information were you looking to get?

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buteo51 t1_j9kyso8 wrote

"Do I disagree with my friends? Or am I just smarter than them? A God among men, if you will. Head and shoulders above the crowd. Just wondering."

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DevilMasterKING t1_j9k9ly0 wrote

Dont see why you'd get downvoted, you bring up a really good point

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[deleted] OP t1_j9kambs wrote

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norvianii t1_j9kupcq wrote

Well, yeah, if you're gonna make a post bragging about something, trying to tell people "oh no, this isn't a brag" at the beginning isn't really gonna do much.

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ForLark t1_j9koi3l wrote

Agreed. I really don’t understand why so many people get accused of humble brags when this is anonymous.

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KiwiTheKitty t1_j9ksjrs wrote

People can still enjoy having their ego stroked anonymously haha

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glittersparklythings t1_j9lfgz2 wrote

Exactly. ESP the people who fill the need for internet validation

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IDontEvenCareBear t1_j9lk0ho wrote

Right? So often people take it to somewhere like Reddit so they can just focus on the numbers in agreement and support.

My favourite thing to remind people, “ just because you have a lot in support, doesn’t mean you’re right or justified.”

The amount of people who say, “yeah okay!’ How can I be wrong if people agree with me?!”

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