Thread:Fedora Kid/@comment-2091662-20141218114510/@comment-1734566-20141230190703

And even then, this brings me to another, really excellent point made by another fan on another Survivor fanpage; the "Almost There" curse. The theory that the absolute BEST players in the entire season never actually win. The winner is simply the best one left after most of the other, stronger ones have been eliminated, and the absolute strongest one is booted RIGHT before the FTC; Rudy in Borneo, Rob C in Amazon, Jonny FairPlay in Pearl Islands, Yau-Man in Fiji, Ozzy in South Pacific, Malcolm in Philippines...the list goes on and on. I'd point to this last season as the best example - Natalie A definitely was NOT the best player this season (heck, even she HERSELF admitted on Twitter that she considers herself a "non-factor for most of the season"); by the edits and the buildup, it seems that either Jeremy or Josh could've been the season's mastermind, but of course, that wasn't meant to be. Even Cochran in Caramoan, arguably, as great as he was, might've lost a jury vote to Malcolm, or possibly even Phillip (who WAS the alliance leader). Therefore, actively trying to be the best player strategically, socially, physically, etc. will most likely get you booted, except the rare cases like Tony, Tyson, and Kim.