We need to talk about Shohei Ohtani — and why he’s such a good baseball player.
It’s not just because he can pitch and hit.
It’s because he does both at a level that redefines the sport’s calibration of greatness.
And that’s the new reality across every field.
You now have to be that good — Ohtani-level good — to even be considered exceptional.
If you’re doing something that someone else has already seen, it’s not enough anymore.
Familiarity kills novelty.
Repetition kills edge.
Ohtani isn’t great because he’s different.
He’s great because his difference is uncopyable — a combination of timing, precision, and self-authored evolution that no model or imitation can match.
That’s the modern bar.
In a world of infinite replication, only originality survives.
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