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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (157052)	4/24/2020 10:02:03 PM
From: sense	Respond to of 218235

It's not to be better than others. That's a trivial irrelevant matter. That would be true if the issue were one of ego, only... But, in context, its just a simple statement of fact in requirement. Survival, when you are doing things that others aren't doing... requires that you be better than others. It's not a unique issue... its the same thing as being first chair in the orchestra ? Or, the same thing as being at the top of your profession... in anything ? If you are going free solo while climbing an overhanging cliff a couple of hundred feet up... Survival depends on the analysis... but you can't "think" your way through the risk with analysis ? Here's a Youtube link with a fun bit of analysis... Alex Honnold Breaks Down Iconic Rock Climbing Scenes \| GQ Sports And, here's Youtube of that guy climbing: " In 2017, when Alex Honnold made his stunning free-solo ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan..." Most people will survive that risk... by simply opting to not free climb overhanging cliffs ? For the average couch potato... the risk is not a trivial or irrelevant matter ? You have to be better than others... in that one thing... just to participate... ?