It's a balanced decision which requires intelligence and adaptation. Those who always try even if they know they are going to fail are naive. Those who never try die in fear and lack total freedom.
Bingo!
In the abstract, I'm on the "never trying is worse" side, because at least you can learn something from failure.
However, discerning a lost cause is an important skill. Otherwise, you spend your whole life tilting at windmills.
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