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"Free" tuition

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I am sometimes surprised by how those in Generation Y expect things to be given to them for free, rather than appreciating that the world doesn't owe them everything. Consider this young fellow who, in relation to one of my Youtube videos, asks me to "please make a video explaining how to master that footwork step by step". You'll see in the comments that I politely declined, citing the difficulty with "video teaching". However I don't think he got the hint that his demand for even more free information was quite cheeky (ie. "Your existing free video isn't detailed enough - please give me much more. For free, of course."). All this from a person whom I couldn't differentiate from a bar of soap. The video in relation to which the request for more detailed free instruction was requested - click on the video twice to access the comments. I note that in the comments on a related clip someone else has offered to give him free tuition ov...