There was a great article once upon a time, about picking the arena you fight in essentially. You have to recognize which arena you're participating in both lit

There was a great article once upon a time, about picking the arena you fight in essentially. You have to recognize which arena you're participating in both literally and mentally, and decide whether or not that's where you want to be. If your arena is the internet, then it's essentially the whole world. But if you focus more on smaller scale communities and the people around you, it's much easier to find a way to contribute that makes you proud and accomplished. The fact that the best guitar player in the world is accessible on the internet is neat, but they are probably not available to play a gig in your town. It's great that there are better software developers out there, but only a few of them are working on a project you're part of, etc.