I don't think "competitive" and "being curious to dive into details" are the same thing. You can definitely do fine without being competitive. I don't think co

I don't think "competitive" and "being curious to dive into details" are the same thing. You can definitely do fine without being competitive. I don't think competitivity is a plus, really. Can you do fine without being curious about technology, just doing enough to get by? Honestly, in the current market for software engineers -- I don't see why not. You might not get to the "top levels". You'll still make more than 90%+ of non-software engineers. There are people who arne't even competent who are getting rich, so.