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Originally Posted by Hallry
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Thanks for the links, and to 1640 for the video. After going through both a few times now (I found the transcript easier to read, but the video conveyed the emotions better), these are my final thoughts on the subject, in no particular order:
1. The transcript could at least have the correct spelling of the names of the people asking questions... (And the "Female:" vs "[name]:" was very strange)
2. The whole discussion sort of reminds me of this conversation:
"No, you can't go to the lab, you have to do your homework."
"But..."
"No arguing, you're not going."
In that situation we can both understand that my mom is trying to do what is best for me. But she's not the one in high school, and thus can't always understand what I'm trying to say--instead she has to draw on what happened the last time we had this argument, what the results were, or what she thinks will happen. The arguments where we're able to discuss how much work I have left, or when I could do it instead, always go much more nicely than those where she just says no. In the end though, I can't do anything about it, and being confrontational about it doesn't help.
That analogy, which got a bit more confusing than I intended, was supposed to lead to this: I don't think FIRST really understands what it is like to be on a team (or at least what they said doesn't make it sound like they do), but I also don't think they know that they don't. You don't know what you're missing unless you had it in the first place.
3. If I had to summarize FIRST's view vs CD*'s view:
FIRST: If there are two championships, more teams will get the experience.
CD: If there are two championships, no team will get the true experience.
FIRST: By having more winners, more teams will get to be winners, and they will push harder to be winners.
CD: By having more winners, no team will be a true winner, and they have nothing to push towards.
* I'm still hesitant to say this is what most teams think, because I honestly have no idea what the majority of average / below average (the teams that struggle just to exist, can't afford to attend even if they get on through the waitlist, etc.) think, so instead I'll just call this "CD." This is obviously a very simplified / somewhat extreme view, but I think it represents most of what I've heard.