@Feynmann: if you can take some words of advice from someone who has seen more summers than you have, this one-upmanship in trying to score points over someone is exhausting in the long run and also a perilous enterprise. You never know when you are gonna fall flat on your face and look silly.

Instead, try to have a more mature approach of being helpful to the aspirants who are looking to follow in your footsteps. This will save you a lot of heartburn and perhaps win you some friends in the process.