Reply #30: I agree with you also. Competition has become a bane to our country [View All]

[keopeli]

However, I don't think the blame lies in "competition" itself. The problem is in the way it is taught.

There is not only great joy to be had in winning and great lessons to be learned in losing, but healthy competition is a way to better ourselves collectively.

Having said that, I admit that, in our country, competition is an aberration because of the emphasis on winning. This is true in war, in football, and in politics. It is the competition itself that makes us all better, therefore we are all winners. Science is often competitive to a degree, but usually all embrace when the game ends.

We've totally lost that, and we need it back.