Everybody Wins!

[Sasquatch]

I think it's hilarious that nobody here has brought up the obvious connection between this and Socialism.

It's just about the same thing. And it's not starting with kids -- no, definitely not. It's getting down to the kids. We're starting to devolve into a society that refuses to reward hard work with a higher salary, and some of us are just starting to complain because children are learning that hard work doesn't get them anything special?

This started in the '90s, with games being "outlawed". Anybody else remember that? First it was dodgeball. It was too "violent". Then tag. The game of tag only made some kids feel bad because they were slower than others, so it was "unfair". I say good, let the little fatties know so they start taking care of themselves.

And now there's a movement to reward everybody equally, despite how hard they worked, their natural skill, and all of the extra time they've spent practicing. (Sound familiar?) My first question is: Why are some people only noticing or only having a problem with this when it comes to children's games, not when it has already started happening to people's money and livelihoods?

EDIT: Of course, there's nothing wrong with playing just to have fun, or teaching your kids that "winning isn't everything". But if you start teaching them that no matter how hard they work, they will be rewarded the same as everybody else, they will learn quickly.