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Originally Posted by Nephythys
Rob and Amber did not victimize anyone, they just knew how to take advantage of situations to make them work to their advantage. If the other teams don't want to do that and wanted to spend all their time hating them for being in the race- that was their problem, not Rob and Ambers.
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Which is why I put "victim" in quotes. And why I stand by my baseball analogy. And why I say that accepting Rob and Amber's style as a valid style is NOT the same as saying the only way to beat them is to "sink to their level". You don't have to steal signs in baseball to combat a team that steals signs. You just have to be better at disguising your signs.
Getting away from Rob and Amber, look at how Mirna and Charla dealt with the team that followed the same cab as they did (was it the Guidos or the BQs, can't remember). They obviously talked to a cabby, paid him, and got in their car to follow him within sight of that other team. What was that other team going to do, patiently wait until they were out of sight and find their own way? If you say that's what you'd do I say you're full of it. If someone shouts an answer to a puzzle in their excitement, would you pretend you didn't hear it and figure out yourself? I doubt it. If you don't want people following you or using your knowledge, don't make it readily available. Part of this kind of race is being on the ball and if you can't keep your guard up, oh well. Either do a better job of protecting your knowledge, or accept that it's going to be "stolen" and work around that. But don't get bent out of shape and blame the other team for your sloppiness.