An interesting corollary is that, even if we're below average for something we have an interest in, we're still probably above the worldwide average considering how many people aren't even paying attention to it.
For example. I'm a below average chess player, if you're looking just at chess players. But I'm still better than people who have never played, and I think that's most people, so I'm above average, really.
- I'm an above average casual games player.
- I'm average or below average cleaner. Boy, howdy, even when I'm really trying, The Thing just doesn't get clean to @stinawog's standards... Very cliche.
- I think I'm an above average dancer and chef. But probably not really, I'm just unafraid, and that means I do them more.
On the other side of the aisle, I think I'm a very below average singer, because I've been surrounded by discouraging people. I suspect more people are as "bad" as me, but most of them just don't sing, rather than have to listen to the shame that is heaped upon us.
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Yes, I was thinking about that myself.... Should you be comparing against people who have absolutely no skill or interest.... Well, in the end I figured I'd leave that up to everyone. I guess, in the end you are comparing against only interested people, otherwise, you are pretty much scraping the bottom of the barrel to make the average!
By casual games do you mean like car and board games? Or like phone games?
I think I'm with you on the cleaning. My wife sometimes does again what I have done. I don't do it on purpose, but I think we see different things... Because it happens in reverse too!
Unafraid! That's the thing, you can be the best in the world at something, but if no one knows... Then it doesn't really matter!
By casual gaming, I mean yeah, board games, and I'm surely above average amongst my friends, but pros would surely clean the floor with me.
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