My Dad used to say, "If only I had the capacity to be an asshole, we would be a lot wealthier."

Today, with only minor douchebaggery, and nothing outside the friendly confines of what would be the job description of a sportswriter, I could have catapaulted my little baseball site into National prominence. I never even considered it because it would have come at the expense of several people I know to be decent people. For just being stupid kids, or being nice to stupid kids.

I know someone else will employ the basic neccessity level of douchebaggery and cause these hardships for these people someday anyway. Maybe different ones...but it will happen. It's only a matter of time. And my doing it now would not really change anything except maybe who profited by it and who was hurt.

But I just can't. I can't possibly feel good about, let alone pursue actively, success at the expense of others. I won't employ douchebaggery to hurt others in order to "reach my financial potential".

We live in a world were the mindset is so disturbingly like that of Dr. Evil. How can people possibly live a life where they value their own financial gain more than they have concern for the effects of their actions on others?