Hmm, one thing intrigues me.
People from poorer countries sometimes are more successful than people from first-world countries.
E.g. I started mapping when I was 12 and I'm progressing relatively well:
That's a 14 year old's work, who lives in a village, with
this trash.
Yes, terrible conditions, awful equipment, the country's state (which is 21 years post-war right now) all contribute to my work and make it better than something an average 16 year old (who lives on his own island, surrounded by 3 monitors, powered by 2 GTX 980s) would do.
That, of course, definitely doesn't mean that I am better than an experienced adult mapper. Sorry for the insanely long sentences, but I can't put all my thoughts into separate ones.
And, worst of all, I'm still waiting for the completion of "Teh epik master plan"! It's been around 3 months since I began waiting.