Here is a non-poem to illustrate what happens when competition and ambition / talentism are taken as unchallenged assumptions in education, social and economic development.
Humans are /
Thinking individuals /
Feeling individuals /
Social beings
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Humans are meant /
To think reflectively /
To feel empathically /
To learn collaboratively /
To co-exist peacefully /
To live as a web
of mutually supportive relationships
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Competition and talentism are -/ Myths created by dominant class / In the of name of / Development, progress, quality / Survival, safety, security ‘n prosperity
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Beware / Competition and ambition stoking are / For control / Through division / Through rivalry / Through conflicts within and without / Through strengthening personal ego / Through reward and punishment / Through conditioning and behaviour shaping / through spread of greed and jealousy
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The truth is / For equity, inclusion and liberty / Go for cooperation / Go for collectivisation / Go for universal wellbeing / Go for multi-modality
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