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> . Given that that current American society is hyper-competitive, There is slight snag in there I think, because the level of competitiveness is also determin
by rdtsc 9y ago
> . Given that that current American society is hyper-competitive,
There is slight snag in there I think, because the level of competitiveness is also determined by culture, media, propaganda, education etc.
In other words it is not something that's just there, perceptions of competition is easily manufactured. Think of telling black people that illegal immigrants are taking their jobs. There is all of a sudden a politically motivated competition presented which can be used to make the two groups hate each other.
- joe_the_user 9y agoOf course competition isn't just-there. But that hardly means it's not there. Apartment rents don't go up whatever large percentage in a vacuum, for example, they have a context. But whatever the context, the competition for apartments if that happens is going to become more intense as more people fight for the fewer apartments that are in their budget. Broad brush conclusions, of course, are hard to give full support to but I would still expect a large number of folks would say the US is now extremely competitive and has become more competitive over the last twenty and fifty years. Edit: Also, competition is a bit like fame (if many people believe someone is famous, by the definition of fame those people can't be wrong). If many people believe a society is competitive, it makes the society more competitive because it impels the people to compete more.
- rdtsc 9y ago> US is now extremely competitive and has become more competitive over the last twenty and fifty years. I don't disagree. I was mainly trying to point out that competitiveness is also easy to manufacture, especially in the political arena.