We live in a culture of "If you won't be the best, why bother."

Kids sports, from a young age, quickly evolve into hyper-competitive and full commitment, or nothing.

The inbetween where everyone does it just to grow and learn and for fun is gone.

This happens across all of society today.

The mindset in our culture is a kind of nihilistic perfectionism.

Over time, we go from being participants to being spectators in more and more domains.

Instead of being dealt in, we're just leaning back.