Friday, September 28, 2007

Cheating is OK today

My high school and college age grandkids, and most of their peers see nothing seriously wrong with finding every "game cheat" they can on the internet to make it impossible for them to lose a round of "World of Warfare" or whatever. Additionally, when a new piece of computer technology or electronic gadgetry is announced, "hackers" around the world stop everything they are doing in an attempt to disable existing capabilities, or to add something they felt the manufacturer should have included. And when manufacturers make changes to their hardware or software to prevent or reduce hacking, many of those techies loudly cry "foul", as if they did nothing wrong in the first place. Too many of our young people today desire everything handed to them, with little if any personal sacrifice or commitment on their part. If it takes a cheat here and there to meet their desires, so be it. Why? Most would say "it's not fair any other way."