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
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