In partial defense of developer123 (partial because developer123 was created just yesterday to comment), I had to read back 156 days (and approximately that many comments) to find any substantiating evidence in JimmyL's historical comment stream that confirmed his seemingly ostentatious claims.
Up until that solitary (1/150+) comment, I thought I was right that the claims were suspicious.
All his historical comments pointed to a smart, opinionated, passionate, ambitious engineer (who did not seem to have the jet-setting job he talked about).
For example (130 days ago): "As a developer, I consider myself a "professional", and my life is fine with 6bit color. My roommate is a screenwriting "professional" and they're fine with 6bit color."
So I commented as such and resumed digging at T minus 130 only when I saw JimmyL's reply.
Can't really use searchyc.com for this (what keywords?).
He has posted many comments.
If someone says something to me, online or irl I tend to believe what it is that they say.
Maybe I should be more suspicious but I think that if you think it is 'brave' to start throwing suspicion in public as an anonymous newly signed up user to a forum that we probably have a different definition of 'brave'.