I said I gained "more confidence", not that I am confident. After all, like I said, I put about 15 seconds of thought into it, which was how long I knew that Ryan Holiday as a person even existed.

But I think I get it. I'll make another assumption, still in about 15 seconds, this time about you: You like Ryan Holiday. You subscribe to his mailing lists, have read his writings, and may have a couple of his books on your shelf. Your views on the world are aligned with his. So you're offended that I made a negative assumption about him because he's "your guy".