Achievements are just trophies for everybody, cause this day and age no one is a loser and they have to make gamers feel good, even if they suck. Hey, you might be at the bottom of the scoreboard with 2 kills and 56 deaths, but at least you get an achievement.
Unfortunately, things aren't like the old days where people were good because they played longer, faster, or just plain better. People used to respect l337ness because those games didn't reward you with distractions like new guns, clothes, or other trivialities. You had everything you needed to get good at the beginning, and the only thing that set you apart was how good you were and maybe your ping to the server - no excuses.
Too bad the kids of today are going to learn the hard way that the world doesn't work like that. It takes hard work to actually get somewhere, and no one is going to coddle them forever.
