Replying to tolot

I know that excellence can only come out from obsession, even though the percentage of excellent professionals is a small subset of the total of obsessed professionals.

I agree on the role of capitalism in that: if things are not given, someone is going to work for them. As a wise man said: if you don't build the stuff, there is no stuff.
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Laeserin 1y ago

I think we also should discount how important the non-excellent obsessed professionals are to the productivity of the excellent one. Building can be lonely and isolating, so it's nice if there are people around you, keeping you on your toes, evaluating your increments, supporting your labor, telling people about the cool stuff you're building, low-key name-dropping you everywhere.

The non-excellent are just as enthusiastic and that's really important because it gives you an audience to build for and it makes it clear how rare you are.

Would you rather perform in front of a cheering audience of people who think your music is great, but who can't sing as well, or in front of an empty theater?

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tolot 1y ago

That's a very good point in favour of obsession. Appreciation by people that we know are able to grasp the relevance of our sufferings and efforts is very valuable, that's somehow the gasoline that makes you keep pushing even when things are dark around you. I'd rather be an obsessed but mildly competent professional than a normie that is casually competent but not bothered.

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d23b7c1f... 1y ago

i'm not sure whether to feel offended or appreciated but this "non-excellent" descriptor is making me laugh.

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inpc 1y ago

As a superlative myself, this all sounds most fun!