My little brother says that everything in life is a competition. I disagree with him. Sometimes things are competitions, but sometimes things are just for fun. He says that no matter what, someone is always competing.
We haven't settled the argument. He even says that arguing about everything being a competition or not is a competition in itself.
I just wanted to know what you guys thought. Is there some underlying competition in everything that we humans do, or are there some moments where no one is competing or out to beat someone at something?
Post your thoughts down below.
This But seriously, I agree with him, although I don't think it's that pronounced. Like you may compete but you might not even know about it...
There is always going to be someone trying to out-do other people when they see how good they are at that particular thing
It's a fact. It's human nature to want to be able to better not only ourselves, but everyone around us, too.
It doesn't matter if some things are 'just for fun', someone else might not see it that way.
Even in the animal kingdom, they're ALWAYS competing. Pecking order, friends, potential 'mates', food,...anything.
I hate saying it from a purely biological perspective every living thing is hardwired for competition. Whether it is a lion hunting better than another or CEO buying another's company. Even play is a competition in itself. Hide and seek or hockey too. Fun is the healthy side effect to competing and is often the motivation to compete. Acting as a resistance to one person competing is still competing to maintain a status quo of sorts. So we often compete with each other without thinking about it the important part is what we compete about.