kalium comments on Rationality Quotes May 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: VAuroch 05 May 2014 08:33:07PM 2 points [-]

There's probably cultural context you're missing (I'm guessing you're not a native English speaker, or at least non-American.), because it's pretty straightforward from here without any textual context.

A "good loser" is idiomatically someone who can accept defeat graciously (i.e. not get bitter or angry at the opponent). The quote says that anyone who doesn't get offended by their own losses won't improve and will remain a loser.

Comment author: kalium 05 May 2014 10:27:07PM *  5 points [-]

If you get offended by losing, that's not an incentive to improve beyond a pretty low threshold. It's an incentive to avoid tough competition and remain a medium-sized fish in a tiny pond.