I see what you are saying, and I agree, but that is not at all one-upmanship. As I'm personally not trying to outdo a competitor to gain a feeling of superiori

I see what you are saying, and I agree, but that is not at all one-upmanship. As I'm personally not trying to outdo a competitor to gain a feeling of superiority over that competitor. There is only a contrast here, no personal superiority.