The Game You Cheated In
You've been playing an online game with friends where everyone's competing for the top spot. You found a cheat — a glitch that gives you points without earning them — and you've been quietly using it. Now you're number one on the leaderboard, ahead of friends who've been grinding away honestly for weeks. They're impressed. One asks how you got so good so fast. You could keep quiet and stay on top. You could tell them about the glitch (which feels like admitting you cheated). The number-one spot is yours, sort of, and your friends think you earned it. But you didn't, and now one of them is asking you to explain a skill you don't actually have. The leaderboard says you're the best. You know you're not.
Would you rather be ranked lower but play fair, or be number one by cheating? Why?
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