You have to give up on rivalry if you want to make friends and learn things. If you cling to it, you go down the path Cpt Hardluck is on. Everyone who doesn't agree with him is a rival. The result is sadly predictable. It's interesting to me because it illustrates a phase we managed to avoid. (2)

I know I had five or ten minutes where I went from being 'the only guy around who knew about this stuff' to being one of a community of fans, all of whom knew as much, as if not more, than me, and that's a transition some people have trouble with. His transmission is shot

I'm relieved I'm not alone in getting vibes of "oh you JUST got here" from this windbag. He gives the impression of someone who's latched on to this as a lifeline to a rough approximation of a creative career, too.