One-upmanship

What is competition? Is competition just basically a matter of one-upmanship- a matter of winning every single battle which would lead to the victory of a war? Is one-upmanship just winning every single hissy fit- which would ultimately lead to a total victory- or one-upmanship just needless escalation of tension just to show the authority over another? And really of what use then is this authority if it does not breed any final outcome? Authority for authority sake- sounds like a dirty word isn't it.

Let us then pretend that authority has a need- or in other words we need leaders to map out the final vision and guide us along. And if authority is there to promote values- assuming that the vision is not some grand plan- then, really don't we all need saints rather than people who attempts one up-manship. Let us then pretend that one-upmanship has a positive value- henceforth, this up-manship must promote the value of competition and sense of competitive will rather than coercion for authority sake isn't it. This competitive will should breed therefore better outcomes of stronger collective group as opposed to weak collective which ultimately defeats the original intention- one could say. This is a value we attempt to inculcate but on the flip side- what does one-upmanship got to do with winning, since this is really the value we are trying to forged?

Therefore then, if we all want to get even for all the wrong-doings done- how then does one-upmanship pretend that getting even is tantamount to revenge for revenge sake? Ultimately, isn't that quite dissimilar from the idea of a competitive will of which is to win at the final game and not to getting even at every turn.

Therefore one-upmanship as an act of value almost appear to be quite incompatible with the actual behaviour of it. Therefore competition for competition sake and for it's very sake appears to have a material intention then to promote a sense of positive value. It is really at the end of day a matter of serving the interest of those who gains the most from one-upmanship. It is really for group interest rather than for general interest. Those who espouse the positive values of competition while getting every opportunity to take a payback serves no other interest other than those gains the most from one-upmanship- which is that who are one-up in the first place. The disposed never play hardball- it is not in their interest but if it does, it calls really for admiration than for condemnation.

Hence, the idea of one-upmanship or the escalation of competition is really an excuse for a fight- an unfair fight of which is to decimate rather than inculcate. Therefore those who propose such fights pretend to have the right of trampled pride but really at the end of the day abuse the right to be so insofar to stamp their authority and perpetuate their prevailing interest.