# am i the asshole yes more than likely and it's no real surprise either eighteenth century irish satirist jonathon swift said that when a true genius appears in the world you may know ir by this sign - that the dunces are all in confederacy against ir yet such a statement is itself all too often the key sign of an asshole; just another big headed nobody who in fact is only truly claiming themselves as a confederacy-disavowed 'genius' somehow put upon by an uncaring and foolish world unable to see ir inherent greatness as though every man who's ever lived hasn't repeatedly asked (ie demanded) "why aren't you all listening to me"; aggressive boys full of conviction imagination and dedication - that is to ir own forever self-alleged and apparently inherent brilliance what a drab sour drag the arrogant intelligence and awful stinking ridiculous mini-napoleonic bloat that is ego(tm) hides everywhere in plain sight dear researcher so keep side-eyeing that mirror // republic of bob