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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
This sounds a bit like some weird Klingon or gladiator form of pride, where a warrior would rather be put to death by an opponent that led away on their feet as a loser.
In engineering you cannot guarantee results, all you can do is guarantee your best effort will be applied to the project. I have been on projects that did not turn out well, I have been on projects that were cancelled. We still had end-of-project parties, and we still had the same level of pride in our work
because we did the best we could under the circumstances.
Besides, sometimes no matter how good you are someone else will one-up you and do better. Sometimes pride is great. Sometimes humility is called for. No one can humiliate you if you are already humble in the presence of greatness.
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First off, I'm not a klingon or a gladiator. I'd like to hope I'm better looking then that. I may have too much pride in my robot, or just too much pride overall, I will admit that. I also have no problem in being blown-out, one-upped if my alliance/robot deserves it. I do have a problem with when they not only one-up me and do better, but also show that they recognized just how much better they are, and instead of holding back, score for me.
FIRST is not just engineering. FIRST is a sport, in which opposing teams play against each other. In hockey, in baseball, in soccer, opposing teams would never score for you, not only because they are competitive, but because they have respect for your effort.
I'm not saying that this is what would be going through the opposing team's minds when they score for you, but it's what some people will get out of it.
There is a fine line between humility and humiliation, and for some, who certainly have humility, this may cross that line.