<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Competition can reveal standards, but a culture... > Competition can reveal standards, but a culture organized entirely around rivalry eventually treats another person's growth as personal loss. Cooperation becomes an evolutionary advantage when knowledge, trust, and access compound through exchange. **Source:** [[livestreams/Democratic Dignity and the Power of Human Capital - Workbook|Democratic Dignity and the Power of Human Capital]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Competition can reveal standards, but a culture organized entirely around rivalry eventually treats another person's growth as personal loss. Cooperation becomes an evolutionary advantage when knowledge, trust, and access compound through exchange.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-competition-reveal-standards-access-compound-exchange ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->