When society shuns a particular event or activity, any person caught partaking in the activity is shunned as well. Getting the leg up takes the fun out of everything and when you lose the respect of millions, it doesn't matter if you win or not because you have already lost. When bringing up the topic of cheating, however, it depends on where you look at the effects. If a pro athlete decides to use steroids to gain an edge on their competition, it is cheating. If all of the athletes in their league do it too, to even the playing field, then there are two possible outlooks on cheating effects. The first of those would be the effect on the game. If everyone uses steroids, is it still cheating to take it or are you doing yourself a disservice by not taking them? The answer lies more in a lawful aspect. Is it punishable by some sort of negative action or is it just frowned upon. When looking at the situation from a different approach, it is about greed and self worth. If all a player gets is a slap on the hand and a few booing fans, then the only way to look at it is from the player's mentality. If they feel that steroids are the only way to go, then there is no way to convince the person that they are cheating themselves out of self worth and continue to build their sense of greed and pride rather than create a sense of accomplishment or inspiration. This is where the true sense of cheating falls. The act of degrading ones social and mental status.
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