2007-01-18 14:05:23 · 8 answers · asked by tboyd322001 3 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
winning / losing, it doesn't matter.
The outcome is good, how it got there is the interesting part.
2007-01-18 15:35:08 · answer #1 · answered by revoltix 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, the biggest achievement in my poker playing career is an ability to feel disconnected from wins and losses. I don't get happy if I win a session or lose. If I have a big winning month, then I feel good. But for one night, not especially. When doing some of the bonus guides on http://www.ultimatepokerbankroll.com I had a week where I was a slight loser on the tables, but had cleared something like 600 in bonuses. That was pretty rad to lose but still turn a pretty good profit for a downswing. So I felt really good after that "loss" haha.
2007-01-19 08:56:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gambling is basically a method of fulfilling the primative notion of sacrifice to a concept. Whether we like it or not religion seems to be hard-wired into our brains, and the act of sacrifice is a natural part of that, be it based on a tithe, a physical sacrifice or the surrender of time. I am in no way religious and yet I feel guilty if I gamble (which I do very infrequently) and win. The voluntary loss of money / possessions simply represents an act of abasement toward the whole of existance in an attempt to attach value to our lives.
When it comes to competition, I have to say that I'll do my best to win. I will however stop short of causing humiliation or cheating, and this is possibly why I have friends.
2007-01-18 14:19:43 · answer #3 · answered by Batho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously everyone would prefer to win.
But for me, usually playing online frag-fest games, I get most enjoyment out of me being killed. Just makes me start laughing.
I especially like the times when the death is a result of something awesome, like a grenade bouncing right under me or something. Just makes me yell "Daamn! That was F***in awesome!"
2007-01-18 14:14:56 · answer #4 · answered by GoonterTheJellyDog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The next best thing to gambling and winning is gambling and losing." - Nick 'The Greek' Dandolos
& he should know as he lost almost $4m to Johny Moss in 1949
2007-01-19 09:30:18 · answer #5 · answered by Johny R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course its natural that people feel better when they win
the better the prize the better they feel
and people feel worse depending on how much/miserably they lose
2007-01-18 21:42:08 · answer #6 · answered by zargonius 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Win, loadsa money
2007-01-18 14:10:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cyber street cred
2007-01-18 14:09:44 · answer #8 · answered by qwerty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋