[It takes him a while to sort out how he wants to respond to that, to sort through his thoughts a bit.]

I'm not trying to say that I'm worth less than anyone else, or that nothing I do matters as much as what anyone else does. People...who are like me aren't inherently inferior, nor are they necessarily bad people.

At the same time, there is something wrong with us, even if it isn't our fault. That's just the way it is, objectively speaking. I wouldn't word it like this to them directly, admittedly, but it isn't... I'm not trying to say that I'm worth less than you or anyone else, in the end.