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couchtomato62 t1_j8w3lrh wrote

It worked the other way too where the big strong men thought they can beat the weaker team and lost.

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YoyoDevo t1_j8w99jd wrote

But picking a weaker opponent to compete against is smart, even if upsets can happen. Picking the strongest opponent in a competition is just arrogance and bad strategy.

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Gloomy-Bat-3157 t1_j9ine1r wrote

I think you are missing a big component of Korean culture and many eastern cultures generally speaking. Honor and respect are very important to them. Many contestants when given the opportunity to choose an opponent selected someone they thought would be a fair match. Many also felt pity and empathy for beating a contestant who was at an obvious disadvantage in a given game. Winning isn't everything to them.

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HottyMcDoddy t1_j8ykf3a wrote

We get it you hate women

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YoyoDevo t1_j8zgqpf wrote

I'm sorry I forgot that women are beyond criticism and are perfect beings who can do no wrong

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