I have no interest in knowing that I am a unit in an 8 billion sample (going on 10 billions). You read it as a texbook notion in school, but it's the interne

I have no interest in knowing that I am a unit in an 8 billion sample (going on 10 billions). You read it as a texbook notion in school, but it's the internet which makes you internalize it. All the stuff you care about and are enthusiast about you'll find people who put your skills and level in that particular field to shame. And you don't even have to be looking for such info because it's shoved right in your face. The most talented person (or perceived as talented) in a field monopolizes all the discussion in that particular field. So as you try to learn about the field you are met with all sorts of devote followers and bootlickers.