I’ve been noodling an idea I'm not sure what to do with. It basically goes like this: Our culture encourages competition under the premise that it breeds progress, but what if it generates only a certain kind of progress and hinders others? Namely, knowledge and understanding.
More at the blog: https://timothyjohnsonfiction.com/blog/on-knowledge-and-understanding/
(Image by SHVETS production, from Pexels)