This wasn't to mean that ending up in the top percentile of whatever metric is a good outcome, simply that those who advocate the game and its rules will generally tell what is supposed to be valuable and praised as part of the game framing. My point wasn't to tell that taking blindly this or that outcome as a desirable one is advisable.
For the second paragraph, we seem really aligned on the developed points.
Yes. An interesting corollary is that we should pay close attention to what games we have an inherent advantage in, and double down. Much higher chances of reaping those power-law benefits. I speak, frankly, mostly to myself here: I am naturally pretty bad at almost all human skills (although I’ve of course worked hard to build up at the competencies required to be a functioning adult and partner.) But for the one or two things I am naturally good at, it all comes so very easily, it’s effortless and free and I have built my life around them.
For the second paragraph, we seem really aligned on the developed points.