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Let's be honest Samwise did most of the work and probably could have got to mount doom quicker without all the extra baggins to carry.
Frodo and Sam is such a great story of the power of friendship and loyalty, why turn them against each other? Sam would not have made it without Frodo any more than Frodo would have made it without Sam.
Even if we must compare, Sam struggled to give the ring back after just a short time carrying it when Shelob paralyzed Frodo. Meanwhile Frodo offered it to Galadriel after owning it for decades, carrying it halfway across Middle Earth, and losing his primary mentor in the endeavor to destroy it. He showed extraordinary strength of will, and ignoring both that and the strength of the friendship he and Sam shared is a dumpster-tier take.
Yes but they were also closer to Barad-Dûr when Sam had the ring but also Sauron's powers were stronger.
But you're right : none would have made it without the other one.
However, Frodo did not destroy the one ring. Smeagol did. We could even argue that the ring destroyed itself. But Frodo did no such thing : he only carried the ring to Mt Doom.
I never claimed Frodo destroyed the ring. According to Tolkien, Eru Illuvitar destroyed it by tripping Smeagol in Mt Doom. More to the point though, that would've been impossible if Frodo, Sam, and the rest of the fellowship (along with probably thousands of other background contributors) had not done their part. Working together to overcome a great foe is fundamental to the story itself which is why the "Sam did everything" interpretation is so infuriating.