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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
There was this family of overachievers that my roommate knew and would always go on about.

They climbed Everest and couldn't help but think about how much money they spent and risked their kids lives just for bragging.

Couldn't help but rant about how stupid and not really impressive it was.

He was not convinced.


Edit- the kids were grown and one of them wrote a book about it. I still think it's fucking stupid
gpt
I forget which comedian said it, but the quote I like is "there are no big-dicked dudes climbing Everest. They're all down here fucking."

It is 100% an ego stroke. I get Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary doing it just to show it could be done etc. etc. Waiting in line with a bunch of other folks for a selfie at the top? Pure ego.