Once people surpass the point

at which they think people will judge and

ridicule them for their success (as opposed

to praise them for it), they promptly cut

themselves off, or at minimum severely

downplay/minimize it so as to keep them-

selves in good standing with those from

whom they desire approval. (It's ultimately

not that people value ego and material over

love, but that they think those things will

earn them love.)