Oddbean

Mike Tyson is 58. How can you look at this man and think all humans are equal? We are NOT all equal. There’s not a single person on #nostr who would stand against this man for 8x 2-minute rounds even at age 58. He would destroy me, or you, or anyone else you put in front of him. His entire being is made for fighting. He is a unique specimen honed for physical feats that only the top 0.000001% can achieve. Living in reality is to acknowledge we’re not all the same. We each have strengths and weaknesses and there are outliers in every field; you simply don’t compare to most people. Humanity progresses when it’s best strive towards new horizons and collectively we celebrate their achievements. We regress when we tear down the best because of their failings, or we outright deny them. Kudos to Jake Paul for fighting him; I wouldn’t get in a ring with Iron Mike, he still looks entirely capable of taking a life even at 58. https://i.nostr.build/Je8dZKwvYKwbBWtc.jpg

I hope Tyson mops the floor with Paul. I don't really understand why Paul wanted to do this. Tyson in his prime would completely annahilate him, and now, even if Paul wins he'll always have the fact that Tyson was twice his age hanging over him. Publicity either way I guess. And you're correct. Equality is not how humans are endowed. What most people who espouse "equality for all" really mean is the ability to have equal opportunity, and some even worse, the equality of outcome. It's antithetical to freedom, which is why I think democracy is total bullshit.