@gondwanalon If everyone gets a prize then the prize is meaningless.
This is in a lot of ways, true. I won’t argue people will try to get a worthless prize; people would be willing to cheat to get a worthless plastic trophy. In defense I would have to say that trophy and title no one will likely remember three years down the road, represents they were top at that moment, they can at least, look back on it and have that memory. Out of all those who would not care for number one status, and who might not even compete if the top prize only went to the best or first might just enter the competition not because they are going to actually try, or even if they knew they were not the best, but simply because they will get something. Maybe there is a bit of pride not wanting to be dead last, or in the eyes of many, the worse of the worse, but that, to me, is a different light than just cruising along in a competition because you know just showing up and putting in minimal effort, you get rewarded something.
@johnpowell Is this a complainant about same-sex marriages?
Just so you can not feel you hijacked something, should I say you are right? ~~~
Er…. No, I think you misread the details; I am going to go out on a limb and believe that is what it was and not that you could not comprehend the subject matter. ;-|