Low miles, only driven to church on Sundays

Ever heard this bullshit? You might have even said it:

You gotta give her credit... You have to appreciate what they tried to do... At least they tried... We gotta do something... Do anything as long as you are doing something... You must acknowledge the effort put in...

This is the language of defeat.

This is what you say when you are trying to be polite, or add two cents to the bankrupt pot, or just as a catch phrase that you probably have heard 1000 times at car shows. But you are helping NO ONE. This kind of shitty talk only adds to the problem and encourages shit builders to keep building SHIT. One at a time I will break it down:

You gotta give her credit~ Why? I don't think I have to GIVE anyone anything, especially credit. Wow. She half ass built something that looks like shit and that has earned her discussion points?

You have to appreciate what they tried to do~ I do? Why? If you TRIED and were not successful then you FAILED. I don't appreciate failure, do you? Why don't we have giant car shows dedicated to "cars we fucked up"

At least they tried~ Tried what? Heroin? You can TRY to jam the car up your ass... probably wont fit, but at least you TRIED.

We gotta do something~ we do? Like what? The truth is we don't have to do anything except build quality and use the correct parts and correct tools for the correct fit.

Do anything as long as you are doing something ~ lets paint giant cocks on the cars! Will that work? At least you are doing something.

You must acknowledge the effort put in~ I am gonna acknowledge wasted time or a skil-less. plan-less operation that could almost past for a back alley abortion? Why?

All you have is your reputation and when you start making exceptions for others, soon you are making exceptions for your own work. Maybe that panel is "straight enough" since you don't want to block sand for another hour or two. Maybe those runs are "ok" since you cant re coat for a day or two with your schedule. Maybe radials are ok since bias ply's are SO EXPENSIVE. Maybe that shorting out wiring is ok since you can wiggle it and it might stay on and rewiring is so time consuming and technical. Soon, you are driving a piece of shit, but its not driving is it? I have to give you credit though, or do I?