Please don't take HN threads further into generic ideological flamewar. We're trying to avoid that here, as it is predictable, tedious, and nasty.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

You find my statements dangerous, I find the idea of viewing everyone as competition equally so. It all rounds out I guess.

That's because you know you cannot compete. Ironically, this kind of crab-in-the-bucket egalitarianism is a form of selfish self-interest on your part.

I'm 'competing' plenty by staying afloat and providing for my family every single day, thank you very much. And yes, sure. Call it what you want, but I don't want myself or anyone to have to 'compete' to prove their worth.