This is speculative, but if someone isn’t upset about losing an opportunity, one could infer that they never really believed that they had it in the first place—whereas if they’re upset, perhaps losing the opportunity was just bad luck.
This is speculative, but if someone isn’t upset about losing an opportunity, one could infer that they never really believed that they had it in the first place—whereas if they’re upset, perhaps losing the opportunity was just bad luck.