Actually, no. They thrive off of their own sense of self-importance. They will argue with a brick wall and take pride in their victory. I'm sure psychiatrists have a more cogent explanation.

Oops, should I have used an en dash or an em dash or a hyphen? Was the ellipse really necessary. Praise be to thee oh God of Grammar, Pontiff of Punctuation and Sultan of Syntax. Please forgive me my errant use of alliteration.

Granted, this forum may be tame compared to others. And gonorrhea is better than AIDS, but still...