It's genuinely stupefying. I honestly can't decide if they're fool of it or if they've genuinely convinced themselves of their version of events.
Everyone is living their own story and I get that no one's ever going to cast themselves as the bad guy in their own tale, but come on.
Recognize people you've fucked over and, at bare minimum, keep your distance. None of this, "Hey, dude, what's up, remember me from _____" bull shit....
Yeah, I fucking remember you clear as day. This is a terrible idea you approaching me right now with the only witnesses around being my friends and some shady looking bums who are not going to testify in court...