What I never understood about this debate is that surely these people realize that LeBron is 10x better than some other NBA players. Why can't the same apply to

What I never understood about this debate is that surely these people realize that LeBron is 10x better than some other NBA players. Why can't the same apply to engineers? Personal anecdote: I've worked with 10x, 1x, 0x, -1x and -10x engineers, and everything in between.