Knowing your value isn't narcissism unless you obsess over it. Playful banter is nothing more than playful banter. I won't lie some fat neckbeard couldn't do the same. I've spent years of sacrifice. I lived in my car for two months during medical school and never let my grades slip. I do 45 minutes of steady state cardio every morning before I lift. I've spent years of hard and continuing work to become the person I am. You think I should be ashamed of this? I don't expect you'd understand. I was always a fairly shy person. I still am in many ways. Put me in a room with any ten people and they always start talking to me. The focus of a room naturally shifts towards me without any effort on my part. I'm generally always in better shape than everyone around me. I always dress nicely. Guess what. Women notice. Men notice. People gravitate towards me. I never really thought about trying to be alpha. One day after years of hard work and personal sacrifice I simply was. I do the things most people are incapable of thanks to superior self discipline. I haven't eaten at a fast food restaurant in over ten years. I exercise every day. I make most of the meals I will eat for the week every Sunday. I graduated dental school and went on to running my own practice. I built a fantastic life from nothing. Other kids had college savings accounts. I started my first job at 14 and worked 20 hours a week all through high school and still managed to graduate Valedictorian. I've worked harder than all of my peers for the past 17 years and it's paid off. I've earned the right to not have to answer to anybody. You may snigger but I simply pity you. You will never reach the potential your life could have. You'll never find yourself exploring a foreign country every year for vacation. You'll never make enough money to make meaningful life changing donations to charities that actually improve the world. You'll never have the flexibility of schedule to volunteer every week in your own community providing free dental care. You'll slowly grow older and more worn with a woman who was simply the best you could do. You'll tell yourself you love her but you can't ever be certain when you've had access to so few. Instead of grabbing life by the balls and leaving the world a better place than you found it you'll simply settle like you've always done. You'll criticize others for realizing their potential because it's easier than doing it yourself. You'll never have women making passes at you on a daily basis (funny how an eight pack does that). Life was this beautiful gift that you'll never truly comprehend. You'll simply die and there won't be an afterlife. Some people are better than others. It's not narcissism it's just fact. Improving yourself is the first step to improving the world around you. It opens up possibilities you've never considered.