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There are a lot of factors that will determine how someone responds to any given treatment, so of course there isn't a one-size-fits-all approach. My example was extreme, but surely one suicide is one too many. This is why you should take care in how you define success. And of course, never tell people they can definitely "do anything" because it's bull crap. Instead you could say "with a lot of hard work you can excel at most things", or whatever.
Good to see you guys have come around to much more reasonable perspectives now. I take it that since we're having this debate, you agree that genetics do indeed play a role. Apparently I've made progress in this thread.
I said in my first post that I agree genetics play a role in this. But you're completely downplaying how significant of a role practice plays in this. That natural talent does literally nothing without that practice. Saying "oh you kids are just mad because bad and can't catch Feliks" is so ridiculous. I very much believe that if I had lots of time to completely devote to cubing I could one day be as fast as Feliks with lots of practice.
Genetics play a role. But no where near as significant as the practice.