User:Sheey

,,Over time they've created so much salt, they've had to make it liquid."

People assess themselves often higher as they actually are. Therefore when performance does not match reality and it becomes visably imminent. The defeat and anger from reality becomes greater than the actual loss of image.

This quote has been used in videogames such as The Elder Scrolls Online to discribe players that failed in delivery of their highly skilled image in game.