Pretty much no one starts out good. I consider it far more impressive to start from nothing and build a skill than to just have a natural talent going in.

I was born perfect at everything I can do well.

(Because everything I failed at I immediately stopped doing.)

"Talent" is the ultimate gaslight to keep you from learning new skills. Talent doesnt exist. Practice and understanding are what makes the best work.

Calling someones hard earned skill “talent” is nothing short of insulting. Talent does not exist, there is only vast and endless effort and practice poured into a skill. People that are good at something are skilled, not talented. It’s not a gift, it wasn’t given, it was earned.