Anything humans achieve can be repeated—but it takes so much effort that I sometimes wonder: is it even worth it if someone out there can do it 100 times better? Like some guy from China on YouTube.
I always loved watching people skateboard. Back in Arsk, there were no proper places for it—the roads were all dirt and… well, worse than dirt. But still, seeing videos of people flipping their boards and hanging out with friends looked awesome.
One day, I watched a skater try the same trick for an hour straight. And in the end, he finally landed it. I sat there thinking:
“Seriously? Was all that struggle really worth it?”
Then again, maybe if someone has that much determination, they should put it into something like programming? If you can grind through failures and keep going, why not use that skill somewhere else?
I enjoy watching dedicated people.