Only if you're a wannabe (or actual) monopolist is it competiton, otherwise the product should compete on it's merits. Practically this doesn't happen, but I ca

Only if you're a wannabe (or actual) monopolist is it competiton, otherwise the product should compete on it's merits. Practically this doesn't happen, but I can argue ideals for no consequences on a message board. Similarly, I view advertising as largely manipulative and avoid it where possible, while paying for products that I derive value from. For the record, if I were running a successful business I'd be paying for whatever I thought expanded the success of my company. I'm pragmatic above most other things, and play the game as it stands. That doesn't mean I can't hold on to extreme ideals at the same time. There is acknowledging reality isn't as you want it to be and working with that and then there's ignoring the reality in front of you. That latter one leads to ruin.