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I think people are using the word "fail" a little too much. Not getting your marathon time may hurt your ego a little but ultimately it's not a big deal. I woul
by rqtwteye 2y ago
I think people are using the word "fail" a little too much. Not getting your marathon time may hurt your ego a little but ultimately it's not a big deal. I would use the word "fail" for things that have real consequences.
- eddd-ddde 2y ago"Fail" is by definition to be unsuccessful on one's goal. It can literally mean my cake burned in the oven or my company loses millions of dollars. Consequences are irrelevant.
- TacticalCoder 2y ago> I think people are using the word "fail" a little too much. The issue is when it's combined with "spectacularly". As in: "I spectacularly failed at boiling my eggs. I let them boil for 7 minutes instead of 6 minutes 30. What a spectacular fail". But nobody gives a flying f--k about my failed eggs.
- Xymist 2y agoI would envision a "spectacular failure" at boiling eggs to mean the pot boiled dry and the eggs caught fire, burning down your kitchen.
- margalabargala 2y agoI interpreted the "spectacular" part of the fail a bit differently. The author had options to either 1) try for right at 3 hours, and either succeed or fail, or 2) push harder, get a much better time, and perhaps succeed but risk putting himself in a state where he did not finish at all. The failure to finish at all due to the extra reach is the spectacular fail referred to.
- imetatroll 2y agoI agree. Fail only applies when talking about losing your ability to house, cloth, and feed yourself (and your family). Otherwise, it is just play-acting at failure.