>>Getting ahead relative to others doesn't require explicitly pushing someone else down. This might work across the broad economic spectrum. But locally as thi

>>Getting ahead relative to others doesn't require explicitly pushing someone else down. This might work across the broad economic spectrum. But locally as things apply to you, for one person to succeed others absolutely have to lose. Promotions, college admissions, job interviews all work that way. So as long as you are a participant to the social code, the society is essentially a giant stack ranking system, where rewards flow in per your rank in ascending order.