What is arrogance/humility, what is bragging, is it bad, and why?

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Originally Posted by Reincarnate

Sure -- but I suppose what I am trying to say is that a confident person would not necessarily care if the audience can't appraise his skill accurately.

I think it again calls into question why someone would need the audience to understand exactly how good he/she is in the first place.

For some people, it would probably be an issue of acceptance or recognition. That what you accomplished actually means something. I mean, it's the same reason why people care about trophies or achievements in games that are available on your gamer profile.