We have no time to care about why a person may be so jaded or obnoxious. Instead we feel the need to compete with this person. We must make sure everyone sees the obvious difference between us and them. Competition versus Constructivism We must make sure we are seen as a little higher on the food chain than are our neighbors, friends, coworkers and peers. This negative spirit of competition has taken the trash talk once reserved for the bathroom stall walls, and placed it on the chests and backs of our youth.
Some competition is healthy and necessary.
We are pushed farther by each other than we could ever go on our own. We must recognize that. That we make each other better than we are. The suggestion is not for another Hands Across America or a simultaneous Guinness World Record breaking group hug. What is needed is the recognition of our societal synergy.