Destructive Competitiveness

[Predictor 11]

I see our society becoming more and more competition based. Many in the conservative sphere promote a strongly competition oriented view. Most politicians have embraced that the rich should be allowed to take what they can. But it extends beyond rich/poor but also into every facet of society.. from education, science, jobs, schools.

 

Dangers are already becoming evident in that scientist forced to compete for grants apply for low-risk, low-reward research. Organizational sickness was evident in the corporate world at places like Enron. The growing number of elderly people living in poverty is another example of competition gone wrong. Athletes are routinely testing positive for banned substances. China, Japan, and Korea are engaged in a high stakes contest to capture contested resources.

 

How can we as a society promote meritocracy and collaboration without fostering destructive levels of competitiveness?

 

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Some organizations have recognized the value in non-competitive structures. One example would be Google's 20% projects.

[SIUYA 11]

competition has also been one of the driving forces in the history of human and other species.

I think you are vastly underestimating the regulation of competition that the modern world has thrust upon us. You ask - "How can we as a society promote meritocracy and collaboration without fostering destructive levels of competitiveness?" the answer is we have tried to regulate it - patents, taxes, mining rights, property rights, inheritance taxes.......

 

I think it could be argued that society is becoming less competitive and more divided for other reasons. Eron was corruption and greed not competition, scientists have always been competing for patrons, and are you sure their sources of funding are getting smaller or more concentrated - are there more or less university etc than say 100 yrs ago?, organisations implement systems internally in order to work together....some encourage competitions at work - keeping alive the spirit of innovation and often many organisations are run more on political leanings than internal competition...they will always try new ways of incentive's and motivating people.

[MightyMouse 12]

Predictor,

 

I enjoy the way you flip from promoting Neo Nazi designs of a perfectly intelligent race, to the socialistic utopian ideals of anti-elitism. An excellent display of mental gymnastics. It's all good as long as you don't get paralyzed falling off the balance bean.

 

I would hate to, one day, find you sitting in a wheel char with a dog on your lap, streaming nonsensical utterances mixed with an occasional Bob Dylan lyric, not knowing why you are there or how you got there.

 

MM

[zdo 20]

Predictor,

 

I enjoy the way you flip from promoting Neo Nazi designs of a perfectly intelligent race, to the socialistic utopian ideals of anti-elitism. An excellent display of mental gymnastics. It's all good as long as you don't get paralyzed falling off the balance bean.

 

I would hate to, one day, find you sitting in a wheel char with a dog on your lap, streaming nonsensical utterances mixed with an occasional Bob Dylan lyric, not knowing why you are there or how you got there.

 

MM

 

 

Got a multi - chuckle off that one MM... you're killing it :rofl:

[MightyMouse 12]

Got a multi - chuckle off that one MM... you're killing it :rofl:

 

I sincerely appreciate an agile mind.

[zdo 20]

madcap, curious ( but, unfortunately, not very agile) links

 

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