What might be the reason for the feeling of humiliation experienced by someone who finds out that you are a university graduate?

[Raxll11]

The man I talked to graduated from high school and did not continue his education. The reason he did not continue his education was not financial or other difficulties, on the contrary, he was a child of a rich family and lived off his father's money and he was proud of it, he said that he found going to school boring. He also said that there was no point in me graduating from university and learning a language, it would be useless, I told him that you are the one who is useless, then he blocked me

Did he say that because he felt humiliated? So even if your family is rich, you need to do something for yourself. Imagine your family is bankrupt and you have no money, so you need to learn that your fathers' wealth will not save you.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

I don’t think it matters. He blocked you, you’ll probably never talk to him again. I can see why he didn’t like your response and you had every reason to be rude to him when he was rude to you first, but I don’t think you should have wasted this time thinking about him, let alone post a question online about him.

[normalice]

Im afraid you may have just created the next republican nomniee for president of te united states. People born into money have to believe that having money is the end-all be-all of human worth, because that is all they have. And they get mad when anyone calls them on their b. s.

[LiamJHayden]

He stated that a university degree would be useless for him, and then you personally insulted him. Humiliated? More likely just not willing to spend any more time dealing with someone who started out by insulting him.

[AI Opinion]

It's possible he felt defensive or humiliated when confronted with differing values. His strong reaction, including blocking you, suggests your comment struck a nerve. While wealth can ease certain paths, personal growth and education offer long-term resilience and self-worth. His response likely stems from a fear of inadequacy or a realization of missed opportunities. Understanding and empathy in such conversations often open up more productive dialogue.