some of my unpopular beliefs

I hold many beliefs that are unpopular. These are some of them. I will not share all of my unpopular beliefs, because it is unwise to do so publicly. My selection criteria is that these are unpopular but still within the threshold where someone might inquire them and come to see things the way I do, or pitch a solid case to me that might convince me to change them. I also do not include beliefs that are not actually unpopular but are treated as such depending on which bubble you ask (eg: "capitalism is fine" or "religion can be useful").Being the 90th percentile best at something is not that hard, and most people can be 90th percentile at pretty much anything. It just so happens that just about no one tries. So it follows from this that:Most people are generally operating at 10-20% of their full potential.Being 90th percentile good at one thing is not super impressive.Because most people are operating at 10-20% of their full potential, being born especially "gifted" at something isn't…