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Re: Clash of Objectives.

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Originally Posted by faust1706 View Post
Just look at nearly every person's signature, including yours. People take more pride in winning than anything else. It's more than just the kids of FRC that have the wrong mindset.
You seem to be implying that the goal of winning is detrimental to the goal of inspiring students.

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Originally Posted by faust1706 View Post
It's the act of competing, not the act of winning, that should inspire.
Winning in my book is the ultimate method of inspiration, it is a culmination and validation of everything that students have worked towards. Not winning should never be taken as a sign of failure, but saying that the pursuit of victory is the wrong mindset to have is, in my opinion, incorrect. For myself, and I believe this applies to many others, winning is not an end in itself, but a means to an end, and that is inspiration.
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