Reality does not have to “meet in the middle” or somewhere on the line between them, and you will in fact be exposed to some mouth breathing deplorables online.
The problem is indeed that everyone assumes they’re the top, but not that the top does not exist.
Everyone thinks they’re the first and everyone else is the second.
The reality is everyone is some variation in the middle.
Reality does not have to “meet in the middle” or somewhere on the line between them, and you will in fact be exposed to some mouth breathing deplorables online.
The problem is indeed that everyone assumes they’re the top, but not that the top does not exist.