Uh huh. Ok then.

You say you are open to being incorrect amd learning from it.

Its actually quite good for your mental well being to have a reasonable amount of pride.

Confidence allows one to more truly know and understand themself, to be less burdened by useless criticism, to do things that you enjoy because you enjoy them.

Confidence also makes one more resistant to being bullied, makes one less likely to be dissuaded and distracted from your personal goals.

And in my case, my confidence, and my boasting, and my enjoyment from belittling those with minor problems while I deal with far more serious problems is entirely, rationally, and empirically justified.

There’s a difference between being an asshole for no reason, entirely for the sake of being cruel, and making a joke (in this case of someone who is bad at telling jokes) that is funny /because it is objectively accurate and illustrates the inherent absurdity of society./