From: "res02iqa-AT-gte.net" <res02iqa-AT-gte.net> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:58:09 -0700 Subject: Re: Newbie On 11 Apr 01, at 16:02, DK Sanders-Weatherford wrote: > On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, res02iqa-AT-gte.net wrote: > > > A tendency to assume most individuals would prefer to compete > > rather than co-operate. > > i think most would rather compete (in the US anyway), but it's just > because they have been socialized to be that way. That's entirely possible. The rugged individualist is a long standing cultural icon here. Some competition is a good thing, but like anything taken past the point of (un)common sense/enlightened self interest, it becomes destructive. Ultimately, if we didn't co-operate at some point, we would still be fighting over who owns which cave... Regards, Kristopher K. Barrett
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