stigma of being first (or close to it) out???

probably been discussed innumerable times before here.

but does anyone have the same problem i do?? namely that you really don't want to put your life on the line really early on 60/40 odds. not really the math of it which is somehwat debatable (people say early chips aren't worth that much), but just the human side.

went with 4 people to a no-limit tournament recently. the other players thought i was really good and i didn't want to let them down...

but really, does being the first person out really make you a bad player??? obvious answer is no, but it's hard to get away from in your mind.

and another thing i thought of, does anyone look at time being worth something?? i.e. take a decent chance (60%/40%) at doubling or quadrupling fairly early. because i've found it fairly difficult to comeback once other people have alot of chips. i think people are much more aggressive these days, and even bad aggressive players are somewhat dangerous in no-limit.