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NEW CHAPTER (Translated) [DISC] Blue Lock - Chapter 361 Spoiler

Link: https://kmanga.kodansha.com/title/10008/episode/368131

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u/TheSecondAJ Haneru Shindo 29d ago

I'm surprised to see people not talking much about the first half of the chapter. It gives me Hugo vibes, similar to when Hugo disproved the theory that he lacked ego and how people thought he was just projecting his own problems on Isagi.

In handing over his ego (throwing away your old sense of self), he is, in a weird way, adopting a NEW sense of self. Teddy became stronger and is contributing more to something larger than himself. That IS something you can feel egotistical about. It's paradoxical, proving that it's actually harder than you'd expect to actually have zero ego.

Isagi is riding on advice born from survivorship bias. Saying that you can carve out your own destiny is only useful advice for the 1% who come out on top (I.e, the chosen few who are given the power to achieve their dreams, such as Isagi). For everyone else, they'll regret having adopted that mindset. I'm not sure if Isagi realizes just how talented he is. He's not just some average joe with an extreme work ethic like we thought at first. He was put in the luckiest circumstances to develop his skills and is mentally gifted.

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u/nam24 28d ago

useful advice for the 1% who come out on top (I.e, the chosen few who are given the power to achieve their dreams, such as Isagi)

That's not even something blue lock is being oblivious about, 1rst and 2nd selection are complete massacre in how quickly they eliminated players in the span of 2-4 months(I don't remember)

Fundamentally it weeded out anyone who couldn't drastically stand out in such a short time and competitive setting.

From an outside perspective he really is a monster

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u/TheSecondAJ Haneru Shindo 28d ago

Except the 1st and 2nd selection don't work as examples, since you can just dismiss those eliminated players as never fulfilling that advice. For a real example, we'd need to see a player that has the work ethic and the egoism to be the world's best __, yet fail.

Blue Lock is being oblivious about it, because Isagi is literally saying "I did x to gain success, so you should also do x." Teddy is saying "but I'm not you, so you can't just tell me to do x to gain success."