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[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by Libby K

Seems like the show writers (and whoever the 'FIRST advisor' was) took their own bias into the show.

Not to go all tin-foil-hat on this, but I agree.

Could the show just as easily had your typical "elite team" without demonizing involved mentors? How would the show writers even know about this specific topic of supposed "mentor-built robots"?

This specific aspect of the story line unnecessarily reinforces a viewpoint many members of our own community still hold; specifically that involved mentors do not belong in FRC. From my perspective, whoever the "FIRST advisor" was, that person (or group of peoples) made it a point to inject their viewpoint (which is contrary to FIRST's mission statement) into the show.

Kudos to all the teams and volunteers that made this show a success. It's clear this was a lot of work, and your involvement is something to be proud of!

-Mike