But here's the thing: I often don't know who I'm comparing myself with.
Took some pictures, posted them and looked at other profiles, went back to the camera, worked harder, rinse and repeat. Turned out, the others were working for National Geographics and the like.
People don't start out as the greatest mathematician in the last few centuries. And how do you even differentiate between talent and hard work?
Von neumann, definitely is the greatest mathematician in the past few centuries.
I tend to compare myself with people who win despite having no natural talent for it.