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I can relate to this sentiment. For more times than I’d like to admit, I end up in double digit minutes for my finish time.

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without a doubt.. I think I just suck at pop references so I lose loads of those and the shortcuts it prefers I haven't quite figured out.

So when someone's at 7s and you're at 7m, it's just not fun lol

No. Not Stupid. 

It is a matter of framing and perspective. Being a big fish in a little pond can boost one’s self esteem. Being a big fish in an ocean among intellectual sharks can negatively affect our self-esteem. 

This is why channels, and cozy corners are essential on /farcaster. We need a way to compare ourselves among our peers. I love to run but I’m not going to compare my splits with @afrochicks. I do weight training 2-3 times a week but I’m not going to check my personal bests against @debbie or @erica 

Does the NYTimes have a leaderboard for their minis? They would need to list it in thousandths of a second to quell disputes. 

To have entered the arena at all and emerged with a completed mini word puzzle is the trophy! Well done @gregarious!! You delivered a purple top hat to @adrienne and that is a feat that nobody else can claim.

I think you and I are dealing with a “decent intelligence” level amid a group of “genius intelligence” level people. 

Malcom Gladwell discussed this scenario around the topic of choosing a college. Smart people going off to Harvard and experiencing being in the bottom half of a class which is actually the top 10% of the entire world.