He's hit on something that crossed my mind recently, but on a wider scale than simply the example he's referring to.
In my opinion, various forms of narcissism are a very serious social problem in the 21st century. For example, attempts to placate these dysfunctional fucking people has resulted in the plague of political correctness we see around us these days. "I am offended, and therefore that word/opinion is not to be used/expressed AT ALL." Basically, my problems are supposed to be everyone's problem......
From
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism:
Traits and signs
A 2012 popular book on power-hungry narcissists suggests that narcissists typically display most, and sometimes all, of the following traits:[6]
An obvious self-focus in interpersonal exchanges
Problems in sustaining satisfying relationships
A lack of psychological awareness (see insight in psychology and psychiatry, egosyntonic)
Difficulty with empathy
Problems distinguishing the self from others (see narcissism and boundaries)
Hypersensitivity to any insults or imagined insults (see criticism and narcissists, narcissistic rage and narcissistic injury)
Vulnerability to shame rather than guilt
Haughty body language
Flattery towards people who admire and affirm them (narcissistic supply)
Detesting those who do not admire them (narcissistic abuse)
Using other people without considering the cost of doing so
Pretending to be more important than they really are
Bragging (subtly but persistently) and exaggerating their achievements
Claiming to be an "expert" at many things
[this one is one of my many faults, actually! 
- roark]
Inability to view the world from the perspective of other people
Denial of remorse and gratitude
Also of note:
Since 2000, on psychological tests designed to detect narcissism, the scores of residents of the United States have continually increased. Psychologists have suggested a link to social networking.[4]
This doesn't surprise me in the fucking least! This correlates exactly with my observations in my own country. I suspect the same would be found in ALL other Western nations, or more than likely in every developed nation now, whether Western or not.
I believe this relates directly to a lack of self-esteem. Personal story as an example:
Well over 10 years ago when I used to go out drinking regularly, there was one particular bar we used to go to that played the music my group & I liked the most. After a while, they started playing a type of music that we hated (I think this was an effort to attract a different type of clientele). After we realised that this was not a temporary situation but a permanent change, some of the guys in my group - as well as other people - started complaining to the owners (who also worked the bar).
Observing this, I said to myself "Why the fuck are they even bothering to complain? I'm just not gonna fucking come back." And I didn't.
I realise now that I was exhibiting high self-esteem: "it's THEIR loss, not mine." It seems that the socially maladjusted who need to cry "that's offensive" at every turn are kinda saying, in an indirect way, "I cannot do without you, I cannot leave or ignore you, so YOU have to change so that I am more comfortable being here." Although there are probably other factors at play here.
I actually discussed this with a (fairly cool) chick this weekend, and she was really into this topic. She raised an interesting potential dilemma for me, but a countered it to both our satisfaction. Won't bore you with the details, but if anyone's interested i'll post about that too.
Humility and fairness time: whenever any of us who went through the stage of extreme 'post-red pill anger' felt the urge to speak out against 'that bullshit' when we saw it out in the real world, we were probably exhibiting similar behaviour. Just sayin'.
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