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Ocelot II

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1. That's quite possible. He's surrounded by yes-men who tell him what he wants to believe,

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 05:05 PM

Yesterday

and he's a black hole of narcissistic need who desperately wants to believe he's wonderful in every way. And he's getting senile on top of it. So I do think he believes his own bullshit, because if he had to accept the truth he'd decompensate spectacularly.

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