Another Culture Change

[Taylor]

Originally Posted by JackG

Chris, I wonder if you're reading a little too much into a very simple statement.

I gotta say, I'm with Chris on this one. There's a lot of difference between "ROBOT!" (which apparently merits its own thread) and "Student-built robot coming through!".

To specify "Student-built" would, to me, say that the in-the-way team does not belong in the competition, and should be so embarassed by their "Adult-built" robot that they should cower in shame and allow the "proper" team through - you know, the team that "deserves" to be there and has a place in the "high school competition".

I wouldn't classify this as a display of jealousy as I would contempt. Neither of those are Inspiration, and neither of them have a place in FRC - or life for that matter.

That's (how I view) the purpose of this thread - how do we as a culture-changing-entity transform that negative, contagious, contemptuous energy into positive, infectious, inspirational energy?