Almost spell a word right on a test? Get a passing grade and an “attaboy” from the teacher.
Go 0-10 during the football season? Get a trophy exactly the same as those received by the champions of the league.
Lie and demagogue anyone who does not agree with your perverted Marxist-loving political and world view? Become pResident of the United States. Behold the libtard nation... an entire generation of arrogant ignoramuses, convinced of their "brilliance" and "ability" despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. And now, apparently, old enough to vote for the poster boy of narcissism...
I've got no problem with that, to a point. That is, for very young kids, it's better to focus on effort and participation rather than worrying about records and statistics (although, by, say, age 7, the kids are well aware of who's winning and losing, despite no official scoring). But at least in my neck of the woods, that goes away at age 9 or so (at least for baseball and soccer, which are what my eldest focuses on). Then, scores and standings are kept, only the top teams make the playoffs, and there are winners and losers.
In the company I work for employee evals are rated:
Exceeds expectations
Meets expectations
Fails to meet some expectations
Fails to meet most expectations
Our manuals stats clearly that Meets is a good rating and and that Exceeds should only be noted when employee rises way above and beyond yada yada...
The offshore goobers (a country over between Pakistan and Thailand) and the under 25’s get angry when they do not get Exceeds in every category.
I tell my own kids on scales from 1-10 I never give a 10 unless you were absolutely perfect and a 9 is almost as hard. If I give you a 7-8 on something (like a sports performance) that was good.