moish01: maybe the guy who broke his pinky had/will have a harder challenge at a different time in his life. or maybe at that time, that is not the only issue he’s dealing with. maybe his family’s a mess but all alive, so in a skewed way he might be jealous of the other guy, who might be jealous of him. i don’t think this specific example thing is doing much. i think squeak put it well (“some people will act…”).
so if this guy stays at the top and fights his whole life he’s much greater than the first guy, right? if not, he’s waaay lower.
i don’t think anyone who is still alive knows exactly how schar & “who is greater” works.