Its impressive because they overcame more obstacles to reach the same goal as the 1st worlder who started with more advantages. A guy digging his own pool with

Its impressive because they overcame more obstacles to reach the same goal as the 1st worlder who started with more advantages. A guy digging his own pool with a hand shovel is more impressive than a guy doing it with a backhoe. It doesn't matter who they were to start with. (or how much they knew about pool construction)