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		golergka on March 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Multiple Stability AI researchers are departing, C... Interesting dynamic, never thought of that. Were there instances where a sports club actually didn't want to win some title to prevent exactly this from happening? How would the sports association react if the club decided to throw the match for this reason?

passion__desire on March 20, 2024 | [–]

Sumo wrestlers throwing away matches so that the other player can record a winning streak.

scarface_74 on March 20, 2024 | [–]

Well, I know it’s not the same thing. But some sports clubs do try to lose so they can get a higher place in the draft picks.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanking_(sports)

And of course when kids don’t want to play during the summer /s

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Losing_Edge

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