Gotta go with David on this. Sure, there are people who can
find a way to compete on almost anything, but I'll stick with the
non-competitive way of enjoying:
>Eating
>
>Travel
>Appreciating/collecting art
>Goofing around with the kids and grandkids
>Xes
>And, yes, skiing and mountain biking
Of course, I can see how some things might be more enjoyable to
some people, if they include an element of competion. But saying that it's
a genetic flaw to enjoy it without the competitive element is, in addition to
being a factual stretch, perhaps a form of competitive posting, I suppose.
--David Merfeld
Matt posited, and David Guertin replied--
Matt's claim
I believe that if you
truly dislike competition, then you have a genetic flaw. Competition is
one of the essences of life--no competition, no evolution.
Furthermore, competition makes things more fun. Case in point: sailing a
boat in <5 knots wind=not so fun; racing a boat in <5 wind=fun.
--Matt K.
And David Guertin replied:
Having said all that,
there are certain competitions that make little sense to me, and where I don't
see the benefit but do see harm. Musical competitions are one -- I think they
miss most of what music is about, and worse, often produce lifeless music. Fishing
competitions are another -- some pastimes are just not competitive by nature.