Except that the species that essentially defeated nature and rose above it is defined by our ability to cooperate. Sure, competition is common in nature but tha

Except that the species that essentially defeated nature and rose above it is defined by our ability to cooperate. Sure, competition is common in nature but that's why it can't win against a cooperative species. Cooperation is an ideal and its bizarre to me that we place competition on the pedestal that we do. Competition gets you strong (or dead) individuals but weak societies.