Competitiveness is seen as a positive quality for people to have in many societies today. How does this competitiveness affect individuals? Is it a positive or negative quality?

These days, many countries regard competitiveness as a quality that can make

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more productive. Ironically, in my opinion,

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trend leads to the opposite side

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of the positive effect. Under the pressure of

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,

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are less likely to feel satisfied and need to put in more effort to achieve the same success as now. In a highly competitive society, it is difficult for

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to achieve satisfaction through their growth;

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, they need to be better than others to gain a

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of satisfaction.

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, everyone has their areas of expertise and incompetence, so it is harder to get a

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of achievement by trying their best to outperform everyone or even the best in the field than by making their progress. As the

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of failure builds up, the more the desire to gain satisfaction through

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to regain self-confidence becomes a vicious circle. When

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are required to spend unnecessary effort to obtain what they are supposed to have, all standards are artificially raised and

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trapped in vicious

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. A significant case is a Chinese company called Ali which encourage staff to compete with other departments, other teams and even within their teams. After a series of promotion conditions were publicised, it turned out that

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were overworked to complete what was originally a multi-person task.

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, many

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were made redundant since they were not wanted anymore, leaving the remaining

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to stay in their original positions with extra workload and hours but with fewer benefits. There are no winners in

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, only exploiters who have the

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laugh. The promotion of a

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of

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is an orgy for the rule-builders, while for the majority of ordinary

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, the only thing left is a

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of no longer feeling fulfilled and a tiring and low-paying job.