Originally submitted as a comment (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=340905 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=340905) in the "Trophy Kids" story. Apologies

Originally submitted as a comment (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=340905 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=340905) in the "Trophy Kids" story. Apologies if this is old, but it warrants discussion on its own. Thanks to anthonyrubin for the link!