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0 pointsdylan6042y ago0 comments

I mean, second place is the first loser after all. The only thing left after bronze is participation trophies for all the athletes, because they all did try really hard.

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grecy2y ago

You make it sound like you'd be disappointed to compete in the Olympics and not get a medal, rather than being immensely proud of your achievement at being in the ~top 10 in the entire world!

dylan604OP2y ago

quite the opposite. i'm tired of the concept "there are no losers" and everyone deserves a reward. life is harsh, and teaching that at younger ages is better than soft selling the concept of losing so that it's a harsh slap in the face later in life.

pixl972y ago

Then SpaceX already won and just needs to stick with the Falcon9/Heavy putting the rest of the space industry out of business.

If you teach people life is harsh, then typically they won't try new things. If you tell people life is easy and risk free, they may do something that gets them killed...

If you balance out both you get people that try new things with appropriate safety and risk tolerance.

nilamo2y ago

Right but the comment you replied to is just pointing out that there can be multiple winners.

Coke and Pepsi both are winning, though your comments sound like you think one is a loser for not being top sales in beverage.

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