Thanks for the long and thoughtful response @trudeehunter.

You're right about the media. Hadn't really thought so much about it since we got rid of cable/satellite TV some years ago, but you're exactly right: a lot of programming subtly incorporates the idea that cheating and behaving in ways I would consider less than ethical is not only OK, but in some ways makes you "cool." Or "a badass," is has become one of the new highly prized attributes.

Personally, I can't get behind such thinking.

On the whole, I increasingly get the feedback from the world that my way of thinking-- which generally revolves around the idea of "do no harm" and not cheating or taking advantage of people.