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Originally Posted by Karthik
In every tragedy, there is obviously some good that comes out of the lessons learned. Please excuse me for drawing some parallels to situations which were completely beyond the scale of what we saw on Einstein, but some people in this community are so blind through their rose coloured glasses that it's the only way to make them see anything. (Again, trying to be very clear here, that I'm comparing the scope of the events on Einstein to any of these tragedies, I'm just trying to make a point painfully clear)
After Hurricane Katrina there were many lessons learned about disaster management. Did anyone think it was appropriate to say "Oh, what a beautiful day for America. I've learned so much from this!"? God, I certainly hope not.
Perhaps the peanut gallery needs to spend a little more time trying to understand what our teams are going through, and a little less time trying to put a positive spin on everything that happens. Sometimes things just suck. If I sound angry, it's because I am. I'm frankly a little tired of people trying to tell me that I should be "thankful" for Einstein. Should I be thankful that I had to wipe tears off of a student's face at a time when she should have been celebrating a Chairman's win? Was it really "beautiful" when a once in lifetime opportunity was stolen away from our team by a "hacker"? While you're all celebrating the forthcoming FMS whitepaper, perhaps you should remember that there are multiple victims here who aren't in the mood for celebration. Some members of the FIRST community, who actually get it, have been incredibly supportive, while others have just shown us a complete and utter lack of respect.
The Simbots are trying to move on, sorry if we can't do it fast as the rest of you want.
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Thank you for saying this, I think it really puts the enormity of this tragedy in perspective. FIRST is a huge part of mylife, and I'm sure it is the same for most kids on your team. I especially feel for the seniors who will never have another chance at this as a student, and I hope for your teams sake you make a quick return to Einstein.
Simbotics is one of best teams in FIRST, both on and off the field. What happened is extremely unfortunate for you guys. I completely agree that this is not something that you will be able to get over quickly, and the FIRST community is here for you. As we all know, time heals all wounds, but for right now, you every reason to be upset. Your team, along with the other 11 on Einstein, have been the most professional group I have ever seen, I know I wouldn't be able to handle it as well as you all are.