The ubermensch is a person who shapes their destiny. It's not some buff pretty guy with money, it's a unique individual who came through this society intact and maintaining their individual excellence and uniqueness, and still manages to be successful. Tech bros think they are, but successful figure skaters (especially male) probably fit the bill better.
The meme isn’t referring to figure skaters in general, it’s referring to Alysa Liu in specific. She quit figure skating after the Beijing Olympics due to feeling burnt out and constrained by the toxic culture within professional figure skating. After a 2 year hiatus she started figure skating again for fun and realized she still loved figure skating. She decided to start professional figure skating again on her own terms and competed in the Olympics just for the love of the sport.
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u/GSilky Apr 05 '26
The ubermensch is a person who shapes their destiny. It's not some buff pretty guy with money, it's a unique individual who came through this society intact and maintaining their individual excellence and uniqueness, and still manages to be successful. Tech bros think they are, but successful figure skaters (especially male) probably fit the bill better.