If there's no compliment, you're not good enough.
If you're not on top. You're nothing.
It's like holding a birthday party only to have the birthday boy return home in a coffin. The cakes mock, the candles insult, the bright decoration offend.
Insanity
I view with increasing skepticism of my choice to remain tame & nice.
What use is it to be tame when there is no one to judge. What purpose is it to be nice when there is no one to care.