spaf@gatech.UUCP (06/11/83)
Heck, I'm not happy when anyone competes with me and wins (I'm talking real competition, not friendly games). I don't mind if someone is better than I am at something as long as they don't try to make me feel bad about it. Competition is an attempt to prove something to your opponent. Proving self-confidence, which means accepting your limitations and being proud of your abilities, is not an easy thing to do. I applaud anyone, regardless of gender, who shows some sense of their own abilitites. A secure individual is one who is not threatened by failure, be it at the hands of a member of the opposite sex, a child, a computer, or just fate at work. No one can beat me at being me, and that's all that really matters, doesn't it? -- "The soapbox of Gene Spafford" Spaf @ GATech (CS Net) Spaf.GATech @ UDel-Relay (ARPA) School of ICS ...!{sb1, allegra}!gatech!spaf (uucp) Georgia Tech ...!duke!mcnc!msdc!gatech!spaf Atlanta, GA 30332