It&#x27;s not a proven thing that humanity would excel if people co-operated instead of competed. So what we have instead is this hybrid: groups of people co-operating in competing with other groups, think team sports, the various tech challenges, companies competing for market share and so on.<p>The only places in which people are really competing directly with each other are in the labor market (which drives the price of labor down) and in professional sports or other one-on-one contests.<p>Almost everywhere else we co-operate before we compete.<p>So far this model is a bit like democracy, it may not be optimal but it seems to be the best we have. If you can improve on that model you&#x27;ll go places <i>but</i> you&#x27;re going to be ironically in competition with everybody else!