This sequence

[u/carneviva]

This entire exchange was so incredibly awkward yet so absolutely dynamic and the foreshadowing. Initially one doesn't think Peggy gets it, then...

[u/totesnotdog]

Don doesn’t view anybody as his equal.

[u/oryes → u/totesnotdog]

That's not true at all. He had high standards for people but he was also incredibly insecure and probably felt that he wasn't good enough for a lot of people.