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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP, you're just minimizing and belittling someone else's pain.

Yes, there is war and famine in the world. But if an athlete who trained their whole life to go to the Olympics narrowly misses making the Olympic team, do they not have a right to be severely disappointed? Kids put in a lot and time and effort. Many made very big sacrifices.

Yes, they'll get over it. But right now, it stings.[/quote]

How can you compare sports with academics?  Sports people are considered cool their whole life. Academic people are nerds. Which group doe you think feels more scared if they don’t make it?[/quote]

What? Very few "sports people" can support themselves with their athletic talent, no matter how "cool" anyone thinks they are, and missing the Olympics (or the big leagues or whatever) literally can mean the difference between continuing to play or hanging up your shoes and finding some other way to put food on the table. By contrast, millions of "academic people" find gainful employment in their nerdy area of interest, no matter where they went to college. The comparison is not apt, but for exactly the opposite reason you are suggesting.[/quote]

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