-gyms
-dive bars
-hottest women in the world
-Costco
-Home Depot
-NFL Sundays
-Chili’s Happy Hour
-firefighters who show up in 30 seconds at 2AM
-nurses who save 10 lives a week they don’t know
-military who stop 100 terrorist attacks a day so we can enjoy dinner parties/laugh our asses off at comedy shows
-you and your wife can drink 3 bottles of wine then smash all night without a condom
-you and your friends can hit the gym then smoke a joint at a Chris Stapleton concert
-you could be working 16 hour days in a coal mine in a third world country
God bless America. Greatest nation to ever exist :)
Unrelated, but back in school I had a hostel mate who was dating an actual genius. They were both in Mathematics. The guy worked insanely hard just to maintain a 4.2 GPA each semester, while his girlfriend casually pulled a 5.0.
In 2015, they had to borrow a course from my department, so they reached out and we formed a small night class group to study together. I didn’t even spend up to 40 minutes with them before it became obvious. this girl had already mastered everything. Meanwhile, her boyfriend (who was already very smart himself) was still asking questions.
Fast forward to results: she scored 95 (A). I struggled to get 70 (A).
When I later spoke to the guy about it, he said something that has stuck with me ever since: “Her failure range is 70–75 A… where brilliant people are fighting just to get a B.”
That was the moment I understood there are certain people you simply don’t compete with in life. And it’s not just in academics.
Just look at Lionel Messi.