CBUM frames his own success as a function of being underestimated: when the public expects nothing from you, baseline competence reads as remarkable. David Laid, by contrast, is "legitimate enough to be an actual fitness person" but lacks a pro card — so the same qualities that earn CBUM praise earn Laid criticism. The asymmetry isn't about skill, it's about the audience's expectation ceiling.
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