namely things that have a slight smell of "the community", including talk of Alpha Males, and the tone of "here is why I am better than other men and you can be too if you listen closely to ME ME ME!"
hellow GoblinJack and welcome,
although some things might 'seem' like the community- it's not. If you stay here for a while with time you will see why (I hope)....
sometimes people (including me) need a more tough wake up call in order to get to the next level And in my case if The Kidd or Peregrinus didn't give me those harsh wake up calls sometimes and just pet me nicely I would have stayed stuck and never would have seen the next level.
The Kidd and Peregrinus are very advanced and know a Lot!!!
they won't always pet you nicely but it does not come from ego (to make you think they are above you or better than you) it is just their way of making you see the truth.
although being warm, friendly and loving is good, it's not always the way to help someone become better, get to the next level or see the truth. Sometimes the answer is tough love