Hackathons cultivate the opposite of "empathy, perseverance, dedication, and ability to work on large projects". They make people hypercompetitive and unwillin

Hackathons cultivate the opposite of "empathy, perseverance, dedication, and ability to work on large projects". They make people hypercompetitive and unwilling to collaborate or help just so they can get their `sponsor_api` mixed with `sponsor_api` app done. I'm making a big generalization but IMO sponsored hackathons cultivate some of the worst aspects of our culture.