Well, in a way that's true, isn't it? The people that were at my talk today. They're not imPorts.

[His tone indicates that that means they weren't special. Yes, Peter's right but Beck doesn't get what the problem with that attitude is. His ego does include thinking himself to be superior to most people, at least when it comes to intelligence. And now that he also has powers to match those he's faked before, it just gave him even more of a feeling of superiority.]