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Competition is ultimately more beneficial than detrimental to society.

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The assertion claims that in spite of the existence of the damage that the competition causes, it ultimately promotes the society. I fundamentally agree with such idea.

Society is comprised by the individuals. The competition can promote most of the individuals' ability so that it's beneficial to the whole society. There are three reasons that I believe why competition is a way to promote most of the individuals' competence.

First, the pressure is one of the most significant things that come with competition. A person under pressure is more likely to exploit his potential. For instance, in a tournament an athlete always has a better result when he plays with a more competitive athlete. In addition to the potential, the pressure can limit one's indolence to some degree. It's common that we are not as diligent as before when we are ensured with the goal we desired.
Namely, the pressure that competition gives us pushes us to strive permanently.

Second, the emulation gives us a chance to study from others. We can call it a competition only when people involved pursue the same goal. Accordingly, people can compare different approaches to the same destination. In the procedure of comparison, we can distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of each method. Then we can get the most appropriate way for ourselves.

Last but not least, only in the competition can we clearly indentify ourselves. There are numerous stories that describe a man living in his own world so that he lamentably treated himself as the best one in the whole world. When such man comes to the real world and faces the competition, he will soon lost his spiritual support and be easily defeated. Such tragedy comes from the shortage of competition in his previously life.

The access that competition promotes the society is not only to promote the ability of the individuals in the community but also to promote the society as a whole.

Adam Smith convinced us in his the Wealth of Nation that the invisible hand profit the society. One of the most widespread wisdoms says that the so-called invisible hand is just the competition. In economic theory, it is the competition that maximizes the gross surplus of the consumer and the producer. In a monopoly market, the efficiency of the market is perpetually lower than a fully competitive market.

Except for the economy field, the competition can also result in a vibrant academic atmosphere. Before the Qin dynasty, there were many schools holding different believes and they competed to be trusted by the kings all over the ancient China. That made the most vibrant time in China, which is generally acknowledged. While China was dominated by the Confucius theory system, Chinese culture finally lost most of its vigor.

Based on the analysis above, I'm fully convinced that competition is competent to make contribution to the society.