He will remain relevant as
long as he keeps running to the court of public
opinion to claim that he's treated unfairly, that it's the "man" always keeping him down, not his lack of skills. What a Palingerer.
She doesn't need to know anything vital, so
long as she can keep people's pity focused on her delusional claim that she would have attained all of her goals if it weren't for everyone else tripping her up along the way--what a Palingerer.