Bruce scolds him, along the lines of "If you want to be like me--" and Jason replies "precisely my life's goal".
ROTFL! That made me laugh. Go Jason. I love the way all the Robins are obsessed with getting Bruce's approval but all fear actually becoming him. Deep down they can all see he's crazy.
I have my doubts about Jason's self-awareness beyond "BRUCE DIDN'T LOVE ME".
Yeah, that can cover a lot. But I sympathize. I love looking at exactly what Bruce gave the different Robins--as you say, Jason owes Bruce everything in a way the others don't. It's just different with all of them.