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Idk, maybe not cheating but a very unfair advantage - everything I ever did took me a fraction of the time compared to everyone else - while everyone was going nuts last minute, I had long forgotten about anything I had to do and was spending days or even weeks out playing pool in the local pub.

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Life in general is full of unfair advantages or disadvantages form birth. Nobody is ever equal, equality is a made up fiction, and in a competitive environment without strictly enforced rules, cheating is sometimes just the norm. If you don't cheat, you'll be outcompeted by those who do. Statistically, the more unscrupulous people behave, the more likely they are to get ahead in life. Look at politicians, CEOs, big business owners, etc.

> If you don't cheat, you'll be outcompeted by those who do.

Not sure why you keep talking about cheating. What OP described doing emphatically and unequivocally is not cheating.

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