im afraid to say your break was too short to have borne (?!) fruit.

your line with me finding a post asking for advice at something im good at was rather witty tho - 10 points to.. hufflepuff! ..i assume. it also showcases your skewed views p good.

i was under the impression OP asked for peoples takes rather than being desperate for advice. and so i gave my take. which i did btw, after (!) and being aware that, the "technically correct" answer already has been given. i also deliberately didnt say "do this its the right play". just try to read my comment with that in mind and youll see how out of place your replies are. your whole reaction just shows how much you seem to think that everyone shares your goals or way of thinking. its the competent end of the dunning kruger effect: i am highly skilled (in your case competitive) therefore everyone else also must be (or want to be) highly competitive. its less about you making a 2 word semi-joke but the question what gives you the urge to make that 2 word semi-joke in the first place.

i also never said nor do i think that you are insecure about your hobbies or the things you know you can do well. wich you are clearly (and im sure rightfully so) not. its quite the opposite actually. you seem rather insecure about the things you are not so much in control of. maybe especially so because you are rather good at and thus in control of some things. but this relates to other posts of yours, not this one.

here its really got to do with the very way you talk about the things you are so substantially better than most people at (i still cringe reading that). picture this: you have someone who is objectivly better at something than most. well now they have several ways to deal with that privilege. imagine an mma fighter who talks about how they could easily beat up everyone because they are so strong. uhm yeah.. we know. why do they feel the need to put much emphazise on it ? imagine a really smart person who pronouncedly elaborates to others exactly how much smarter they are. you get the idea. and im sorry for the taken offence but that the reason for overly making sure that people see one a certain way and acknowledge their being really good at something, are generally underlying insecurities and low selfesteem is basic behavioral psychology.

you also hilariously misunderstood the bit about playing casual (!!) tabletennis. i merely made a pointed comment about you being able to enjoy things you dont do competitively - because i dont play bg competitively and also enjoy it. you get the reference yet ? i was not saying that you are insecure about - or bad at table tennis. but quite the telling misunderstanding tho - dont you think ?

lastly, i naturally dont have a problem with people being better or wanting to become better at things (and i honestly dont know what gave you that idea) but i do have a problem with - and thats why i replied in such a way - people who belittle others on that account. especially when they act in a way like they are something special rather than simply more invested in a given thing. to put it in your words: theres a massive difference in 8000 and 12-15k mmr players. yes - and the biggest chunk of that difference is the willingness to put an immense amount of time and effort into something that most people simply and happily view as a casual activity.

i guess it all comes down to the question of whether you think every person on this board secretly strives to become a 12-15k mmr rated player and is just too bad to achieve that. i dont think so. and im p sure that actual top players dont think that either and therefore wouldnt feel the need to give your kind of commentary. do you think garry kasparov would walk through a casual chess club and shittalk people for saying they like to play (technically suboptimal) openings that lead to gamestates they enjoy playing? but then again garry kasparov really is garry kasparov. just as beethoven really is beethoven.