Superiority Mask

The superiority mask is what happens when confidence becomes a weapon. Certainty is used to end conversations, status is used to silence, and vulnerability is treated as weakness.

In this pattern: - Others grow quieter over time - Disagreement leads to condescension - Status or intelligence used to silence - Vulnerability treated as weakness

If others grow quieter, smaller, or cautious around this confidence, that impact matters. Strength that silences is not safety.