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<p>[QUOTE="Cloudsweeper99, post: 359587, member: 3011"]It's always difficult for some people to believe that there are other folks out there with a high level of integrity. Yet, it is true. And your observation that it is mainly the "oldtimers" is probably on target. Many younger collectors have been raised in a culture that teaches them that there are no standards of behavior, look out for number one, money is the only standard to measure success, winning is the only thing, always be at the top of the class, cheating is okay, the winner is the one with the most toys, winners are the ones who take the last shot, etc... Maybe it is the fact that schools don't teach moral values, business leaders and government leaders have failed us, people no longer feel guilty about their actions, and television has spread a culture of celebrity and bad behavior. The world was never a paradise, but it's more vicious now than it was in the past. Personally, I would feel terrible if my gain was based on anothers lack of knowledge. I love to win when the playing field is level, but not by cheating. </p><p><br /></p><p>That's just the way it is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cloudsweeper99, post: 359587, member: 3011"]It's always difficult for some people to believe that there are other folks out there with a high level of integrity. Yet, it is true. And your observation that it is mainly the "oldtimers" is probably on target. Many younger collectors have been raised in a culture that teaches them that there are no standards of behavior, look out for number one, money is the only standard to measure success, winning is the only thing, always be at the top of the class, cheating is okay, the winner is the one with the most toys, winners are the ones who take the last shot, etc... Maybe it is the fact that schools don't teach moral values, business leaders and government leaders have failed us, people no longer feel guilty about their actions, and television has spread a culture of celebrity and bad behavior. The world was never a paradise, but it's more vicious now than it was in the past. Personally, I would feel terrible if my gain was based on anothers lack of knowledge. I love to win when the playing field is level, but not by cheating. That's just the way it is.[/QUOTE]
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