Damon writes about being socially attacked quite frequently.
He's been accused, so his journal entries state, of being selfish, egotistical and self-centered.
Usually, when people are accused of such things, they get defensive and try to explain themselves out of their social spotlight.
Damon, more often than not, responds to his accusers with: "Yeah. Is that a problem?"
"Yeah, I'm self-centered. It works. But I'm self-centered without being rude and I'm self-centered without it being at the expense of anyone else. I don't step on people's head to be self-centered, I simply am self-centered. And I'm self centered in the best of ways. So, why do you have a problem with that? This is who I am and I've worked to be this person in the best ways possible. Why would you criticize my efforts? You're trying to insult me because I have a flaw, and I've been working to improve that flaw. Your comment does nothing but deter me from being any different. The point here is.... why are you focusing on my bad instead of my good? Why don't you just say: "You are who you are and we don't see eye to eye." Why would you communicate that thought as: "I don't agree with you, you're less of a person than I am?" What does that say about you?"
Damon was, to MOST people, a fucking asshole.
Richard loved him.
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