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Nope. Only for those lucky one-in-a-thousand among them who did eventually win. Nobody respects, or even remembers, those who fought "to the bitter end" but lo

by p-e-w 3y ago

Nope. Only for those lucky one-in-a-thousand among them who did eventually win. Nobody respects, or even remembers, those who fought "to the bitter end" but lost anyway.

Teever 3y ago
What do you get out of making these kinds of posts on HN? Like, do you think it's productive to set some bait out so you can argue about something abstract or subjective like whether or people respect people who fight unwinnable battles? What does it get you in the end?
- p-e-w 3y ago
  I write what I consider to be the truth, because I believe the truth to be important, including when it is demotivating, and even when it is destructive.
  - Teever 3y ago
    Well that's noble I guess. Have you ever considered learning more effective communication techniques?
bryanrasmussen 3y ago
The Spartans lost the Battle of Thermopylae. Thousands of other glorious defeats are immortalized throughout history in poetry and song.