However, It may indeed satisfy an inner urge to appear to be wiser than most others.
Some may call that 'having a superiority complex'.
Surely the mental health experts have a more incisive insight into the condition.
Believe the above is called 'trading insults'.
Albeit, sometimes playing a childish game of tit for tat can be an amusing past time exercise.

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