MEME REFERENCE

You Merely Adopted X I Was Born In It,Molded By It

Use when claiming deeper expertise through prolonged, direct experience rather than recent adoption

What it expresses: The veteran claims mastery over a skill or domain because they were born into it, not adopted later
Example: A veteran software engineer explains their decades-long journey in coding versus a new hire's recent bootcamp experience
When not to use it: Avoid when comparing someone's current proficiency to their initial learning phase without historical context