After several years of observing and countering these tactics I find it best just to give a condensed, summarized critique (or total silence) and move on. A point-by-point analysis, which comes to mind a lot faster during observation than the time it would take to write it down, is something I'd have to send an invoice for. They can figure themselves out on their own time, not mine. :-) Meanwhile, hopefully the consequences of not being self-reflective and sincere continue to add up until they are too uncomfortable to ignore. He says in his flair that he's 25. That's sort of all the information I need about what went sideways here. Dude still thinks he invented the world.

I enjoyed your responses as well.