Death Race 2012
We are, apparently, in a race to the death. Yes, it’s a race – and we are competing, to
win. Winning is all that matters. We either win – or we’re dead.
"In this global race you are quick or you’re dead”
And how do you win? By
“having an all-out war on dumbing down” and by being “tough”
and “fast”.
Yeah! Screw the
losers! Fuck the weak! Hail only the
winners – us! Ha!
[Small voice, off-stage]
“Hello? Er, hellooooo?
Er, I think there may be a problem.
With this, er, winning thing.
Yes, er, they’ve doing some research.
Yes, research – you know, the evidence
thing? Yes, well, they’ve been having a
close look at this winning thing and, er, it seems like there may be an
error. Yes, er, it seems that these
things called ‘collaboration’ and ‘co-operation’ are, um, better for us. Yes, better.
Apparently they make us happier, they enable us collectively to achieve
more, and they’re better suited to the complex problems that the modern world
faces. Uh-huh. Racing to win is, in fact, the best way to
lose. Yup. Racing to win is, in fact, yesterday’s
strategy. Only someone rooted in the
past, or facing backwards, or who stubbornly clings to an out-dated ideology in
the face of mounting evidence could possibly believe that ruthless and
ceaseless competition was the way to help ‘our people thrive’."
[If there's a photo down here it was added
August 2017 as part of blog refresh. Photo is either mine or is linked to
where I found it. Make of either what you will.]
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