It&#x27;s amusing that Americans constantly compare themselves to Russia, China and North Korea.<p>Are you actually proud to compare favorably to them? Is that as high as you want to set the bar? Surely there is little to be gained from continually pointing out you&#x27;re better than the lowest. Aim higher.<p>I mean, congrats for being competitive against high school teams, but man, you gotta move up into the big leagues if you are serious.<p>Go and learn how societies like Switzerland, Norway, Australia and France operate, and compare yourself to them. You will learn something, which will help you improve something. Comparing yourself to the bottom of the list teaches you nothing, which improves nothing