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Re: Changing a culture of cynicism

it's really just so hard to believe this when the FRC competitions I have watched online and attended are just bursting from the seams with energy.
-I know! It's hard for me to understand.

Are they like this all the time?
-When it's just us, they are some of the silliest, goofiest, kids I've been around.

I'm not sure if cynicism is the right term, but they try to hard for it to be apathy. It may have an element of pessimism, but even in times when we've been doing well they are still like this. They are aloof. We had a girl from another team that stopped by our pit while they were fixing a chain, she was helpful, brought them a tool to help, and they were not exactly welcoming.

I'm sure they are at least a little bit jealous. We've never won anything, or even made it to the eliminations, and I know it's hard on them, but I continue to remind them that those teams earn what they get, and they didn't get there overnight. Also it seems like theres more to it than this.
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