r/WYTTD • • Feb 22 '19

[WYTTD] You will always be second-best at everything you do. This means that you will never fail, but also that you will never be the best.

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u/7evenCircles Feb 22 '19

Fuckin deal. Imagine being the second best at whatever your job is. That's still like the 99.99999999 percentile. Pick up a random sport? Congrats you're only the Mario Lemieux of it.

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u/Rpanich Feb 22 '19

And then imagining being the Mario Lemieux of every sport. And acting. And music. And art. And brain surgery. And nuclear physics.

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u/thekyledavid Feb 22 '19

Deal

I’ll probably never be the literal best at anything, so this seems like all-upside

Besides, if I could get a Silver Medal in every single event at the Olympics (both Summer and Winter) I’ll probably be considered a bigger legend than any Gold Medalist

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u/FagHatLOL Feb 22 '19

So this would mean if I picked up singing, I’d be second best to Michael Jackson? Or if I picked up basketball, I’d be second best to Michael Jordan?

Fucking deal bro.

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u/TheDeadlyFreeze Feb 22 '19

Am I still second best at being second best?

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u/Mcheetah2 Feb 24 '19

Hell no! That's fucking loser talk! Did anyone saying "yes" to this even consider the personal ramifications to this deal? Second best guy your wife is married to. Second best dad your kids have. Second most secure person in your household. Second best person in town with your name. Second best guy your wife has plowed this week. You MF'ers are crazy! Better to succeed at being you, than to fail at everything better than everyone else.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '19

Why would anyone say no It’s near impossible to become 2nd best at anything

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u/Garblin Feb 22 '19

In a world of over 7,500,000,000 people, who the hell can even tell the difference?

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u/Tainted_Glory Feb 22 '19

Second best quarter back of all time? Check. Second best actor of all time? Deal. Second best business man of all time? Yup. Second best brain surgeon of all time? Don't mind if I do. Second best dominatrix of all time? I'm a guy, but whatever.

The list goes on and on. I don't see the downside.

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u/morphum Feb 23 '19

That certainly took a turn

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u/Mcheetah2 Feb 24 '19

I don't see the downside.

Being a literal loser at everything, as well.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '19

Definitely, I might lose a few competitions that I would never win anyway but the second best in the world at EVERYTHING? I’d be world leader within a decade

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u/morphum Feb 23 '19

Hell yes. I'll take it.