Am I too big of a jerk,even for audiogon?

Be however you think you should be..
It's just a forum with guys who obsess over sound coming out of two boxes. 

Spend more time with the S/O.

Thank you, mitch2.

erik_squires:
" Let me explain. I have extremely high and very vague standards. I look down on everything, and I mean everything, never talking about specifics or my own point of reference. I’ve looked down not just on people and equipment but science and facts as well. They are far far beneath me. It is all too much for me to explain, but I am sure you are all doing it wrong. WRONG, with a bold, underlined and hooker-script WRONG font used here."

Hello Erik,

     The first thing that I thought of from your post quote above, was that you were channeling our very insecure, orange, pea-brained, small, weak and petty man-child disaster of a President in an extremely rare moment of honest self-appraisal.  
     Your description of yourself is not accurate at all from my perspective. But who am I to disagree with your thoughts of yourself?  I'm not a psychiatrist but I do play one on tv.  My pretend professional opinion is that you're being too hard on yourself.  
     I think you're a reasonable enthusiast who posts on thought provoking and interesting audio subjects that I always enjoy.  Please keep 'em coming.
     Are you just in need of some affirmation?
     If so, I'm going to give you the awesome gift of a dose of the affirmation that my parents constantly provided to me during my formative years: "You're not half-bad, Erik." 
     They actually called me Tim and not Erik but, otherwise, it's the same incredibly positive and remarkably effective self-esteem building message.

You're welcome,
        Tim

Erik, looks like some didn't get the joke.

Erik, looks like some didn't get the joke.

All I have to say for myself is that my post was honestly not political.  It has gone that way and that is a sign of the times instead of anything from me.

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