Have you never lost a conflict and felt that it was fair and just and that you were honored to have gotten to duel with such a majestic being?
And then learned from it, and become the winner in the next match?
(note, am utopian fiction author)
Yes, I’ve participated in that kind of contest, but I wouldn’t call it a conflict, and it’s certainly not a likely replacement for the actual status, economic, and mating competitions that makes life interesting for most, and unpleasant for many.
I was talking about actual status contests, economic or mating competition. It’s possible to feel acceptance in loss even in the world we have today.
“the rapture of pursuing Is the prize the vanquished gain.”
— Longfellow
Have you never lost a conflict and felt that it was fair and just and that you were honored to have gotten to duel with such a majestic being?
And then learned from it, and become the winner in the next match?
(note, am utopian fiction author)
Yes, I’ve participated in that kind of contest, but I wouldn’t call it a conflict, and it’s certainly not a likely replacement for the actual status, economic, and mating competitions that makes life interesting for most, and unpleasant for many.
I was talking about actual status contests, economic or mating competition. It’s possible to feel acceptance in loss even in the world we have today.
— Longfellow