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It isnt a tautology though? If you "brag" about your enlightenment you are still bound to a desire for social recognition.
But they want to tell people that they have transcended. That's not a tautology, it's a contradiction.
I know we're going back and forth over a silly meme and in the context of a social media post I agree, but want to mention that the Buddha himself explicitly told people he was enlightened also. Of course, bragging about your status rather than stating it factually, or showing off your 'abilities' gained from it (such as flight, lots of people be floating in the mythology) is strongly discouraged since it gives people the wrong idea that these abilities and the status itself is the goal and can distort their views.