The end result (“I missed out on an opportunity”) might be the same, but the process matters. There’s a meaningful difference between, e.g., “having a breakdown and sending a long obscenity-filled rant-text to your former boss who then talks to your current boss and has you fired” and “not following up on an opportunity because you thought you had a better opportunity but you were probably wrong.”
The end result (“I missed out on an opportunity”) might be the same, but the process matters. There’s a meaningful difference between, e.g., “having a breakdown and sending a long obscenity-filled rant-text to your former boss who then talks to your current boss and has you fired” and “not following up on an opportunity because you thought you had a better opportunity but you were probably wrong.”