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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  
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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, 04:12 PM   #16
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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, 04:13 PM   #17
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Being in top 95% is not too impressive. You should set higher goals.
Top 95 at EVERYTHING... all day long.

Are you top 95 in twenty things? Ten?
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Old 02-09-2015, 04:15 PM   #18
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At first glance I would think option A since that would all but guarantee I am incredibly rich. But the more I think about it, if I am in the top 5% of almost everything, I would hope I could figure out a way to make a bunch of money with my skills.
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Old 02-09-2015, 04:15 PM   #19
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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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Old 02-09-2015, 04:15 PM   #20
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after reading closer, being 5% in the world IS being great at something


poll is flawed


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Old 02-09-2015, 04:15 PM   #21
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you can't change the poll questions after people have already commented!

where is your professional integrity, sir???

NEW THREAD!!!
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But to clarify, what, exactly, does "stuff" entail?

Is Pestilence on to something in saying that I'd be below average in literally every other aspect of my life (intelligence, social skills, height, etc) or are we just labeling "stuff" as miscellaneous talents like sports, music, math, marathon running, etc?
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Old 02-09-2015, 04:18 PM   #23
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after reading closer, being 5% in the world IS being great at something

poll is flawed

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you can't change the poll questions after people have already commented!

where is your professional integrity, sir???

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now Poll is flawed and fraudulent



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Top 95 at EVERYTHING... all day long.

Are you top 95 in twenty things? Ten?
Is it better to be in the top 95% or the top 5%? The answer to that question should clear things up.
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Like, I wouldn't mind being below average at pole vaulting and playing the flute if it meant I could be one of the very best at playing basketball..
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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

or

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?


Poll forthcoming. But then you probably already knew that.
If I picked "A".... I think "Sex Machine" would be a good choice
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But to clarify, what, exactly, does "stuff" entail?

Is Pestilence on to something in saying that I'd be below average in literally every other aspect of my life (intelligence, social skills, height, etc) or are we just labeling "stuff" as miscellaneous talents like sports, music, math, marathon running, etc?
I think it's everything in this context.

You're a person who can play the violin like a virtuoso, but you're below average in looks, intelligence, weightlifting, ability to distinguish Dr. Pepper from Pibb Extra, and so on.

However, "below average" doesn't necessarily mean terrible. 49 percent of the population is below average and still gets along quite well.
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being top 1% in computer skills would be apropos during this point of human development

imagine if you could program/hack/build/fix virtually anything computer related at an amazing world class level

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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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