they teach you in economics 101 nowadays that competition is wasteful and stupid and should be avoided at all costs, no matter what. modern economic theory argues that competition benefits nobody, it just wastes resources. no rational entity at any part of the chain would ever seek out competition, or ever engage in it, except under duress.

and, i think they're right - it degrades the quality of existence, to the inanity of meaningless struggle. and, in the end, it doesn't matter who wins.

art is not a competitive process, it's an expressive one. and i'm not interested. i'd let them win, but i can't, as it means losing control of the tools of production. and, if i buy new tools, they'll just want to compete over those, too.

it's fucking annoying.