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The real insult is saying that there are so few "high school stars". There are something like 20,000+ highschools in the US. To say that only 100 qualify as s
by sandworm101 3y ago
The real insult is saying that there are so few "high school stars". There are something like 20,000+ highschools in the US. To say that only 100 qualify as stars is disingenuous. Being the top player amongst ten schools qualifies you as a highschool star imho, the best player in a local area and the best anyone local is likely to ever see. But that wont put you anywhere near the top 100 in the nation.
- kaesar14 3y agoHow is this insulting? There probably are not many more than 100 players who qualify as stars, with the term “star” being taken as someone who’s clearly one of the best high school players in the country. You can probably disqualify 90% of those high schools from producing a single player of any real skill compared to the top echelon, and of the remaining 10%, only a small fraction are good enough to get any national recognition.
- epolanski 3y agoNon sense. Most Russians plays chess, only few are grandmasters. It's a pyramid, stars are only the top players regardless of how many there are at the base.
- gotoeleven 3y agoWhy are there so many posts word-policing the use of superlatives? Calling everyone super-extra-awesome-amazing is not helpful to understanding of meaning in this context and is in general harmful to everyone--especially kids who will go years without receiving any honest feedback because it makes adults feel better to say everyone is awesome and give everyone a trophy.