This might be better in another forum. But since you have put it here, you might want to ask yourself, what does that line of thought do for you? Does it give you anything positive?

I have run across people who seem to operate their whole lives on a 'what is superior/inferior' basis. They don't strike me as being very happy.

Since you are "struggling" with this idea, why not abandon it as being useless for making your life better in any way?