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Sometimes the only way you can feel good about yourself is by making someone else look bad. And I'm tired of making other people feel good about themselves.
— The Simpsons · 1989
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker first describes feeling better by making someone else look bad, then complains about giving others that benefit. The second sentence turns the thought back on the speaker, implying that their own shortcomings help other people feel superior. That reversal supplies the joke.
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