Why do people want to lie so much online to garner attention?

Context:

Elon Musk might be faking being very, very good at some video games, for some reason?

I feel like out of all the things in the world, why would you choose gaming? When you run companies that make space rockets or whatever and cyber cars?

I love video games, so I am not judging the hobby. Some games take so much skill, and most people don’t realize it. It is looked down on as a hobby. Makes me sad, but I won’t rant about games.

Because of that, I find it odd to brag or lie about being really good at a game. The most you will impress are people who play that game. They also tend to be able to call you out for faking.

He is not the only one, and I am not specifically talking about gaming. People fake illness for attention, they fake trauma, they fake being experts. Anonymous people on Reddit pretending to be psychologists or lawyers.

It is so odd to me. I might lie about my age or name for safety online, but I never lie about being better than I am.