Another Culture Change

[Taylor]

Although I don't think it applies, the metaphor of athletics is constantly applied to FRC.
So I'll go with that.
If an athlete is very talented/skilled/athletic, people instantly assume that athlete is on steroids/HGH/blood doping. This is so pervasive, it goes outside the traditional popular sports into auto racing, bicycling, even horses and dogs. It doesn't stop at professional sports - think of the East German women swimmers or Chinese gymnasts at their respective Olympic games.
Robots don't have steroids. Thorough inspections certify that. The fallback kneejerk reaction is Adults.
It has been ingrained in us all that every great drama must have a villain. "You're either with us or you're against us." "If you're with us, then you're against them." "If you like A, then you must hate B." Sports are built around rivalries - Packers vs. Vikes, Sox vs. Yanks, Buckeyes vs. Wolverines. To be a fan of your team, you must hate the opponents.
It is critical to our continued growth and success to recognize, and to make others realize, THERE ARE NO OPPONENTS. In the qualifications, alliance partners are (sort of) random. In the eliminations, there are only the good and the other good. We're all part of the same team - it's sometimes called Team Kamen, sometimes called Team Flowers.