Hah.  &quot;Show me a competitor and I&#x27;ll show you a loser&quot; [1]<p>I like the idea that only anti-competitive (probably large) institutions can do stable long term projects (space exploration, say).  I think it&#x27;s hard to argue against that claim, really.  Highly competitive firms do produce a lot of <i>stuff</i>, so they <i>feel</i> productive, but the pile of new apps that came out in 2015 will not propel us into a more livable world.<p>But a lot of resources went into the competitive clusterfuck of building them all!  Those resources should have been allocated better.<p>I&#x27;d prefer a responsive democratic state to direct the flow of resources and guide long term innovation, instead of a monopoly that trades stewardship of innovation for an upward redistribution of wealth and has zero accountability to anyone outside of it.<p>[1] Apparently Thiel used to say &quot;Show me a good loser and I&#x27;ll show you a loser&quot; when he lost at chess. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;2011&#x2F;11&#x2F;28&#x2F;no-death-no-taxes" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;2011&#x2F;11&#x2F;28&#x2F;no-death-no-tax...</a>.<p>The article doesn&#x27;t say so but I think that quote originally comes from Vince Lombardi. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vanityfair.com&#x2F;hollywood&#x2F;2010&#x2F;03&#x2F;why-the-vince-lombardi-biopic-will-be-the-best-sports-movie-of-all-time" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vanityfair.com&#x2F;hollywood&#x2F;2010&#x2F;03&#x2F;why-the-vince-lo...</a>