Max Park 5.32 WR average (5.47 wasn't enough)

[CubeRed]

@UNO_FASY will you take this?

This is the question that is getting most attention right now. Will Fahmi beat Max?

 

[cuberswoop]

This is the question that is getting most attention right now. Will Fahmi beat Max?

No.

 

[qwr]

I think we should celebrate Max Park's record instead of pinging someone else to ask if they will get the record

 

[White KB]

I think we should celebrate Max Park's record instead of pinging someone else to ask if they will get the record

I wonder if Minh Thai will get the record again
By which I of course mean, that makes sense

 

[LBr]

No.

he will

 

[abunickabhi]

I wonder if Minh Thai will get the record again
By which I of course mean, that makes sense

I want to hear Minh Thai's comment after he sees this record from Max Park.

 

[Melvintnh327]

wow it's broken again?? btw congrats Max! (might be late tho)

 

[qwr]

Videos are out @abunickabhi

 

[Garf]

Videos are out @abunickabhi

I swear, how does THIS man break two records, one after another, at one comp?
As he would say, "Boom, baby!"

 

[Ultimatecuber0814]

Max Park is awesome! Ruihang: No...

 

[Deleted member 36445]

judge in the background should be judging
imagine cuber peeling the stickers lol

 

[Tabe]

judge in the background should be judging
imagine cuber peeling the stickers lol

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There's no active solve going on so he's got nothing to judge. (notice the 0.000 time).

 

[DavyP]

While it is good to see Max doing well I think it is overlooked that most other cubers have to hold a job, go to school etc or manage their time. While Max just solves cubes and his parents cash in. I don’t mean to sound negative but he does nothing else but solve cubes, its the special olympics in reverse.

 

[Garf]

While it is good to see Max doing well I think it is overlooked that most other cubers have to hold a job, go to school etc or manage their time. While Max just solves cubes and his parents cash in. I don’t mean to sound negative but he does nothing else but solve cubes, its the special olympics in reverse.

You're forgetting the fact that he is autistic.

 

[White KB]

You're forgetting the fact that he is autistic.

I think he means that Max is better than everyone else because he doesn't have to work since he's autistic, whereas in the Special Olympics it's typically the opposite way since people in the Special Olympics typically perform worse than their Olympic counterparts.

Imho, we should treat everyone equally according to their needs, even if they don't have equal abilities.

 

[kubesolver]

Imho, we should treat everyone equally according to their needs, even if they don't have equal abilities.

Sound good doesn't work. (Ever heard of communism?)

Luckily In general we treat those with higher abilities better and rightly so.

 

[Tabe]

While it is good to see Max doing well I think it is overlooked that most other cubers have to hold a job, go to school etc or manage their time. While Max just solves cubes and his parents cash in. I don’t mean to sound negative but he does nothing else but solve cubes, its the special olympics in reverse.

That's certainly a hot take. And an unnecessary shot at Max's parents. Yes, I'm sure they're "cashing in". For the record, his parents are both super nice people who spent a ton of time volunteering throughout the Missoula competition. His mom judged or ran for probably half or more of all rounds of all events, for example.

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

Sound good doesn't work. (Ever heard of communism?)

Luckily In general we treat those with higher abilities better and rightly so.

Yes, so let's make it acceptable to mock people like Max because they have lower abilities due to being born with disabilities because treating everyone equally like a decent human is communism and anything that might share any resemblance to it is bad because Kim Jong-un hurt my feelings.

 

[Garf]

Yes, so let's make it acceptable to mock people like Max because they have lower abilities due to being born with disabilities because treating everyone equally like a decent human is communism.

Exactly so. That is why you should treat people the way you want to be treated.
Treat people rudely, you get treated rudely back in the long run. Treat people kindly and helpfully, they'll treat you kindly and helpfully back in the long run.

 

[kubesolver]

Yes, so let's make it acceptable to mock people like Max because they have lower abilities due to being born with disabilities because treating everyone equally like a decent human is communism and anything that might share any resemblance to it is bad because Kim Jong-un hurt my feelings.

Ok. So you have completely missed my point or I have failed to represent it. So to clarify.

We shouldn't mock anyone. And in particular mocking Max for having fantastic parents or for any other reason is awful in my opinion.

There is a certain cultural minimum to which we should treat everyone, but that doesn't mean we should treat everyone equally.

Max is the most able, the most skilled cuber of all times (arguably). That's why we should (and generally do to my knowledge) treat him better.

We cherish Max, we admire and celebrate his abilities. Businesses throw money at him, media and us give him attention, etc. It's unequal (because we don't treat other less skilled people the same way) but it's fair and right.