It's enough that you understand that others have that view. You don't make the rules. The view of others shapes the incentive landscape. Things aren't zero sum

It's enough that you understand that others have that view. You don't make the rules. The view of others shapes the incentive landscape. Things aren't zero sum, but our psychology has developed for a more or less zero sum environment. There was no exponential growth or constant innovation in every generation in those times. It is valuable to learn what drives people and what interpersonal forces elevate some strategies and suppress others.