Show ContentNorah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish6·3 days agoThere’s actually something to this. Olympians that were surveyed reported more satisfaction with a bronze than a silver.
Show Contentilinamorato@lemmy.world9·3 days agoThat makes a lot of sense, thinking about it. With a bronze, you can say, “well, I had a really rough day, but even still I managed to eke out a bronze.” But with silver, you’re tempted to say “…but could I have done 0.2s better and got the gold?”
There’s actually something to this. Olympians that were surveyed reported more satisfaction with a bronze than a silver.
That makes a lot of sense, thinking about it. With a bronze, you can say, “well, I had a really rough day, but even still I managed to eke out a bronze.” But with silver, you’re tempted to say “…but could I have done 0.2s better and got the gold?”