Even before reading this, I was thinking that Bob's growing resentment of the people he blames for bullying him had to have something more than his usual grudging unforgiveness behind it. I'm thinking that he includes himself (LOL) among the "most vital, brilliant, creative meaningful people I know" who are held back by bullying trauma. He probably regularly thinks back to college and tells himself about the opportunities he would have pursued, the women he would have asked out, if only the bullies hadn't damaged his confidence. If only he had done those things, it would have changed his whole life, and he'd be so much better off now! Why, he'd already have that Care Bears/Paradise Lost movie under his belt, to international fame and two sequels! He'd be married to a sexy Hollywood actress, and have his own preposterously cute little girl! With his fame, his devastating Tweets would have finished off Bad Orange Man back in 2016, earning an invite to Queen Hillary's White House! But NO, the bullies damaged him forever, and it is THEIR fault that his life is in the shitter not quite where he wanted it to be. It's no wonder he drinks so much.