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Re: Vote to change the format of FIRST.
ill admit i used to feel somewhat the same way, "how's it fair if x team gets all this stuff, and y team gets nothing," but lets face it life's not fair. Get used to it.
The whole point of the 6 week build season is to force you to work toward a dead line. Just like in the real world. If you're working for Company ABC and are competing against Company XYZ for a government contract, should ABC be given extra time if they don't have as elaborate facilities as XYZ? Of course not, both companies would have to compete to the best of their ability with whatever facilities and staff they have, utilizing their strengths in the best possible way.
The same holds true for FIRST. Do I wish my team had the facilities as others? Yes. But you know what? When my team beats those teams and has said teams come up asking to be picked in the finals, all I do is smile. Because I know we busted our butts for 6 weeks to make the best possible 'bot we could, and we can still run with the big boys.
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