If you want to promote the idea that there's more to life than work and that one could focus more on family, nature and the arts by all means. But saying that

If you want to promote the idea that there's more to life than work and that one could focus more on family, nature and the arts by all means. But saying that capable people must bend the knee so somebody less capable also gets a turn at 1st prize makes we wonder want kind of morality asks that, accepts that and takes pride in finally winning that way.