It’d be odd if
Most traders underperform vs their benchmarks. But it’d be odd if it were any different — it’s not a scam, rather it would appear to be one were it to be different.
Most websites don’t show up on page 1 of Google. But it’d be odd if it were any different — it’s not a scam, it’s just how it works if there is to be a ‘page 1’ at all.
Most creative projects don’t get seen by many people. But it’d be odd if it were any different — it’s not a scam, it’s just the supply/demand of attention.
The only way to change the odds is to forget about the outcome altogether and fall in love with the process with patience and commitment to doing your best work.
And it’d be odd if that were any different.