Retweeting someone's praise for you - pride or ego?

Danny Brown's article, "The Ego Has Landed..." generated an enormous amount of conversation on twitter and within the comments section of his blog. I think I even saw a few OSMC members chime in. I would encourage everyone to read the article and learn from the discussion - and share your thoughts here: is retweeting someone's praise for you pride or ego?

While we are on the subject of twitter, for those of you who have been using this tool for a while, what are some of the emerging trends, irritants, etc. you see. For those of you new to this tool, share your perspective as a new set of eyes.