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Originally Posted by sgreco
I wouldn't say entering a competition to win is the wrong reason to enter.
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Going back to how I agree with most of your post...It's important that the values and goals of FIRST are not lost in the desire to win, but I feel like this certainly is not the case at this point. If it becomes the case further down the road, I'll be more than happy to skeptically look at over competition, but for right now, I see no problems.
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Originally Posted by lil'est lavery
As easy as it is to compare FIRST with most sports, there are a lot of major differences between the two. Although there definitely are people who are involved with FIRST for the wrong reasons, there are also people in modern sports in it for the same wrong reasons and, in my opinion, plenty of people involved with FIRST for all the right reasons. I personally, think that the competition only adds to the challenge and the fun of the game, but I can see how it would take away from the experience for some.
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This isn't necessarily my opinion, but its a point that someone once brought up:
Its called a "competition". Therefor, people are going to compete. This means that they will try to win. That's the purpose of a competition. To win. So teams are going to use their resources to do just that. Win. Accept it and move on.
Like I said, not necessarily my opinion.
But a more Katie-spin, I do agree with most of what that person said. That's how it works. Yeah, I've been jealous that other teams had the money, sponsors, students but at the same time, I like my team A LOT. I don't think I'd change them for anything. I like our robots and I like how we make them. I like how they look, and I'm just proud of seeing that hunk of metal do something cause I helped make it.
