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The insistence that everyone is a "winner" dilutes the meaning of achievement. For example, when my son’s hockey team won a championship, the school’s principal suggested that "everyone was a winner"—a patronizing take on success. Fortunately, the coach rebuffed this idea, affirming the team's triumph rather than diminishing it under the guise of participation. Such attitudes foster disillusionment and resentment once these individuals enter the real world where competition is inevitable.