Board 8 > Am I the only one who dislikes watching competitive events...

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...because they don't like seeing people lose?

I realize that's probably a little bit of a lame train of thought, but I don't enjoy seeing people disappointed.

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I love watching fighting game streams. Yeah there is a winner and a loser, but it always feels more like someone is triumphing than someone is failing.

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I meant more, like, real life events.

It's the same reason I can't watch reality shows. Like, I caught the end of today's survivor episode, and I guess it was the end of the season? Seeing someone get that far just to lose $1 Million seems crushing to me, and I can't imagine being happy for the winner in spite of it.

EDIT: And when I say real life events, I mean seeing the actual person, so a stream of a fighting game would do nothing for me.

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I know what you mean. At the end of any major tournament seeing the losing team watching the winning team celebrate... ouch.

It isn't so strong that it makes me not want to watch these things at all, but I definitely feel more for the losing side than the winners.

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i dislike watching competitive events because my favorite sports team hasn't had an above .500 season since 1992.

Yet im an idiot and still watch em.

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I would be totally cool with coming in second in survivor - thats still like 100k I didn't have

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I understand that bittersweet feeling, seeing one win and another lose, but I think that's part of the reason they're compelling.

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I think loss is a lot more compelling than victory in terms of the human drama it creates. So I basically take the opposite position -- competition would stop being fun to watch if everyone could go home happy.


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Watching competitions of any sort is only interesting if I'm personally invested in one side, like a close friend or something.

I never quite got the sports mentality of "you live in the same town so you should root for them".

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if there wasn't a winner and a loser then it would't be worth watching. 2nd will still be recognized and remembered. hell, 2nd has been more successful than 1st by a crazy amount for american idol.

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EDIT: And when I say real life events, I mean seeing the actual person, so a stream of a fighting game would do nothing for me.

any stream worth its salt is gonna have a feed of the players too

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I love competition and everything about it.

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I hate participating in competitive events.
I usually lose. But when I win, I always feel sorry for the other guy.

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This sounds like a commie talking

are you a communist

SPREAD THE WEALTH OF WINNING AND LOSING EQUALLY

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Disappointment is one of the best parts about competitive events. I'm a Seattle sports fan. I love seeing people lose at stuff.