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View Poll Results: One laserlike skill or well rounded? See opening post for details.
Option A. I would rather have one fantastic skill that sets me apart from the crowd. 13 38.24%
Option B. I would rather be a well-rounded renaissance person who's good at everything. 19 55.88%
Neither. Incompetence is underrated. 1 2.94%
I don't understand the question. 1 2.94%
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Old 02-09-2015, 04:06 PM   Topic Starter
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Would you rather

a) be really, really good at one thing with an immense natural talent (top 0.001 percent), but below average in everything else

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b) be in the top 5 percent of almost everything, but not in the top 1 percent of anything?

If you pick Option a, what would your desired skill be?


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Old 02-09-2015, 04:07 PM   #2
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Old 02-09-2015, 04:07 PM   #3
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Top 5 percent is still pretty damned good. I'll take that.
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Old 02-09-2015, 04:08 PM   #4
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You left out my option. Being pretty much badass at most things and just good at the rest
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Old 02-09-2015, 04:11 PM   #5
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Top 5% at everything is still pretty darn good. That's probably the way to go.

If I did pick A, I'd pick hitting major league pitching.
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Old 02-09-2015, 04:12 PM   #6
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You left out my option. Being pretty much badass at most things and just good at the rest
Thats what I was thinking. It seems someone around here is not an 'Elite' poll maker.
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Old 02-09-2015, 04:25 PM   #7
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Thats what I was thinking. It seems someone around here is not an 'Elite' poll maker.
I like to think that I'm in the top 95 percent. Mr. Tegu will back me up on that.
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Old 02-09-2015, 04:09 PM   #8
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Top 5 percent in EVERYTHING? Yeah....I'm going with that option.
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Old 02-09-2015, 04:09 PM   #9
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Without thinking, I'd take option A and it'd be basketball.

The job is cushy, you get tons of media exposure, exercise for work, guaranteed contracts, etc.

But being top 0.01 percent at basketball would technically require you to be good at several things.

Is being good at basketball an acceptable answer given the parameters?
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Without thinking, I'd take option A and it'd be basketball.

The job is cushy, you get tons of media exposure, exercise for work, guaranteed contracts, etc.

But being top 0.01 percent at basketball would technically be several things.

Is being good at basketball an acceptable answer given the parameters?
So you're in the top 1% in basketball....but below average in everything else. Social skills? Below average. Managing your money? Below average. Meeting women? Below average.
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So you're in the top 1% in basketball....but below average in everything else. Social skills? Below average. Managing your money? Below average. Meeting women? Below average.

I hadn't thought of it in that aspect. I was assuming Id pretty much stay the same but looked at "stuff" as more of unique talents, like sports, singing, playing instruments, etc.

If what you say is the case, I'd go with option B for sure.
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Without thinking, I'd take option A and it'd be basketball.

The job is cushy, you get tons of media exposure, exercise for work, guaranteed contracts, etc.

But being top 0.01 percent at basketball would technically require you to be good at several things.

Is being good at basketball an acceptable answer given the parameters?
I would count basketball as one "thing" for these purposes.

Also, for clarification I did a not-quick-enough edit to .001 percent, which would put you as the top person in any group of 100,000.

Is that enough to get into the NBA? How many players are there?
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I would count basketball as one "thing" for these purposes.



Also, for clarification I did a not-quick-enough edit to .001 percent, which would put you as the top person in any group of 100,000.



Is that enough to get into the NBA? How many players are there?

Maybe not, although I'd certainly have astronomically higher odds of sticking in the league being in the 99.9 percentile as opposed to the 95th.
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B... hands down and without any question.

Being a top 95% of anything will likely earn you notoriety and wealth. You would *almost* be Tony Stark.
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B... hands down and without any question.

Being a top 95% of anything will likely earn you notoriety and wealth. You would *almost* be Tony Stark.
Being in the top 95% is not too impressive. You should set higher goals.
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