To be the best ever at something in human history, you really only have to be the best “right now”.

We are all standing on the shoulders of giants.

And all areas of societal progress compound (Access to Information, Nutrition, Finding Key Like-Minds, Value Adjusted Purchasing Power etc.) so that in the majority of situations the “best now” is the “best ever”.

So specialize in something and become the best in your generation and you may temporarily hold the title of G.O.A.T.

Greatest Of All Time.