A parable for our times...
Once upon a time, there was an enormously talented young student who stood head and shoulders above his peers, and was the teacher's favourite student and the envy of the poorer students. He was polite, punctual, respectful, helpful, and had all of the traits that teachers wish every student had. Unfortunately, they didn't, and a number of his fellow classmates were rude, obnoxious, and spent far too much time fooling around entertaining themselves at the expense of the entire class's education.
The teacher, who was that day trying to present a lesson on cooperation, decided to show the students the benefit of cooperation. She came up with an idea to essentially give everyone a free grade bump. This is the story of how it turned out for the worse.
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