Mr. Rivers is certainly an interesting fellow. I'm relatively new to
this group and came across quite a few of his postings. His postings
usually contain the following:
-A pretty decent idea, usually well thought out (at least from a certain
vantage point)
-A comment or two touting his brilliance, or stating how 'easy' it is to
solve a particular problem
-An insult to others who do not 1) agree with his logic or 2)
'understand' (in his opinion) the brilliance and dare I say 'genius' in
his solution.
Of course the community generally gets irritated by his arrogance and
argues with him, puts him down, ignores him, whatever - the standard
stuff you would expect. His behavior got me thinking...what drives a
fellow like him? Here are a few guesses:
-He knows he's fairly intelligent, but that's about all he has going for
him in his life.
-He needs to assert his intelligence - basically validate himself....his
"identity" is clearly and firmly attached to having others recognize
his one and only saving grace.
-He views both negative and positive responses to his assertions as a
sort of validation of himself (negative are much easier to arrive for
him so that's where he usually goes)
-He most likely doesn't have many (if any) GOOD friends
-He either doesn't have a wife/girlfriend, and if he does, she is the
quiet type who would never 'challenge' his authority.
-Although outwardly arrogant/confident, he has serious confidence issues
he battles with on a daily basis.
Just something to remember folks when dealing with this guy. He's
someone not worthy of your ire, more likely he is worthy of your pity.
Bob
