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What is "achievement laundering"? I have never heard that phrase before. Do you mean the entrenched elite gaming the system to give advantages to their offsprin

• danharaj 11y ago
  Not just give them advantages, but pass off their own achievements as their childrens' own.
  • gozur88 11y ago
    That was my impression of Science Fair as a kid - all the good projects were done by the parents, sometimes directly and sometimes using micromanagement.
  • Terr_ 11y ago
    Which, come to think of it, is due to the drastically increased utility of the "achievement" in the hands of the child. Something which would be unexceptional from the professional adult professional is laundered into an impressive or even newsworthy item when (supposedly) done by a child.
    • PaulHoule 11y ago
      At that point you are getting the benefit of cheating in two different ways, which makes it a super cheat!