Frankly, I think you're stretching the applicability of this speech (which by itself is one of the greatest ones ever) by lumping the Diaspora guys in there.
Look at it this way: should the guy who sells his house and jeopardizes his family's future to buy a plot of land in Alaska to mine it for gold with a pick axe and a sieve be lauded as 'the hero in the arena'? Or is he just an idiot with poor judgement?
I get your point, but I think that's actually well within the scope of the quote. Someone tried to do something and failed, while onlookers point out why it was a bad idea to even try.
The quote isn't meant to absolve those who try of responsibility or even to nullify criticism; it's meant to help counter-balance the steady stream of nay-saying one is subjected to when trying just about anything with any visibility at all.
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Frankly, I think you're stretching the applicability of this speech (which by itself is one of the greatest ones ever) by lumping the Diaspora guys in there.
Look at it this way: should the guy who sells his house and jeopardizes his family's future to buy a plot of land in Alaska to mine it for gold with a pick axe and a sieve be lauded as 'the hero in the arena'? Or is he just an idiot with poor judgement?
I get your point, but I think that's actually well within the scope of the quote. Someone tried to do something and failed, while onlookers point out why it was a bad idea to even try.
The quote isn't meant to absolve those who try of responsibility or even to nullify criticism; it's meant to help counter-balance the steady stream of nay-saying one is subjected to when trying just about anything with any visibility at all.