Makes me think that the third category of competition — with the world — is pretty new for most of us. Growing up in the 90s, I competed with myself and the other high schools in my school district, but there was no comparing myself to the rest of the world (for better and worse) on social media.
I'm sure the internet has made the world feel smaller in that sense, bringing the competition/community just within reach. I also feel like the world category is new and expansive for many, but still unnattainable for most.
I remember going to the World Championship for robotics in high school.. it was a big deal to compete against teams from Japan and Mexico. While competing against neighboring school districts was amazing, there was a special kind of worldly-nationalism in being at the world comp.
Makes me think that the third category of competition — with the world — is pretty new for most of us. Growing up in the 90s, I competed with myself and the other high schools in my school district, but there was no comparing myself to the rest of the world (for better and worse) on social media.
I'm sure the internet has made the world feel smaller in that sense, bringing the competition/community just within reach. I also feel like the world category is new and expansive for many, but still unnattainable for most.
I remember going to the World Championship for robotics in high school.. it was a big deal to compete against teams from Japan and Mexico. While competing against neighboring school districts was amazing, there was a special kind of worldly-nationalism in being at the world comp.
Later I mom’d myself and put away the mangosteen in the bread aisle…. next time
Loved the Horowitz quote. My brother is a classical pianist and professor of music at UVA and loves to cite that. Bravo.