- cross-posted to:
- canada@lemmy.ca
- cross-posted to:
- canada@lemmy.ca
Sweden knew Canada’s Marc Kennedy was a notorious cheater.
So they set up a camera at the ‘hog line’ to record it.
And caught him doing it at the Olympics.
Sweden knew Canada’s Marc Kennedy was a notorious cheater.
So they set up a camera at the ‘hog line’ to record it.
And caught him doing it at the Olympics.
I might be able to get in the right headspace to explain it in a bit.
Like, I don’t really get it either, but I know it starts with “I want to win” not “I want to get away with something”. Then a small thrill on the “I just got away with something yay”.
In terms of not understanding it, there’s alignment along AuDHD/neurotypical/ASPD axes for attitudes about cheating (and, inherently, about capitalism).
(this is going to involve some brain chemistry modification so it might be a bit, hopefully I remember and come back to this)
Hoo boy, here we go. Feeling it now. Or, at least able to emulate feelings of it. Spoilered/nested for ramble containment.
Why do people cheat in sports?
A documented train of thought about cheating in sports.
I’m big. I’m the biggest guy in the room. I’m gonna boss that guy[1] around because he’s smaller than me. I’m big and loud and in charge. I get what I want.
Why?
We’re animals. Competition is natural. Every species competes. Nature is absolutely brutal and tiger does not concern himself with the feelings of the gazelle.
you, but this character doesn’t even think about you as, like, a person ↩︎
Why do?
I need to eat. I have to get food. I have to hunt. I have to gather.
Why people?
Life proceates. We’re a familial species. We have to take care of our young.
Why do?
We need to gather resources. We are not bathed in nutrient slop. Effort must be expended.
Why do people?
Oh wow, that is a lot of fruit. I can’t eat all that. I should let my family know there’s fruit here. Hey, everybody, FRUIT!
Community happens. It’s natural, inevitable.
Why do people win?
Interaction happens. Choose your own adventure:
FIGHT
NO. I’M GOING TO EAT THIS FRUIT.
Winner gets fruit. Survival of the fittest. Competition.
Flight
Yikes! I’ll go get other fruit. Hopefully.
Hopefully there’s more fruit.
Freeze
Oh, holy shit holy shit holy shit please just take the fruit I don’t want to fight holy shit please don’t notice me.
I really need that fruit and I really need to not get hurt what the fuck what the fuck what do I do?
Probably gonna get hit at this point.
Fawn
YOU GOT IT! FRUIT’S ALL YOURS! Want me to get you more fruit? I can get you as much fruit as you want.
Please don’t hit me.
Sometimes you get hit. Sometimes you don’t. You’ll never know which is which, but at least you can keep gathering fruit.
Even if you don’t get to keep all of it.
Even if you don’t get to keep any of it.
Friend
There are a lot of thought possibilities here, and even more responses. I’m not gonna write a whole dialog tree (yet).
Oh, shit, this guy needs fruit. I wouldn’t like needing fruit. Hey, yeah, you can have this fruit. I can probably find more.
Oh shit, this guy needs fruit. Needing fruit sucked. I have a bunch of fruit. I can’t eat it all. Have some fruit.
Oh, shit, this guy needs fruit. No one should have to go without fruit. Hey, yeah, you can have some of this fruit; it’s not a ton but we can find more fruit together.*
You cooperate. A society is formed.
Fɪɢʜᴛ
Nᴏ. I NEED Tʜɪꜱ Fʀᴜɪᴛ. Mʏ Fᴀᴍɪʟʏ NEEDS Tʜɪꜱ Fʀᴜɪᴛ. I ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴇᴛ Yᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ Tʜɪꜱ Fʀᴜɪᴛ.
Could go either way. But, trying is the most important part. There’s not enough fruit for everyone. You owe it to yourself, to your family, to your community. You must compete.
Fuck
Sploosh