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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 1572302" data-attributes="member: 7635">No. But trying to stop it is to deny an element (right or wrong) of human nature. Many human beings are competitve by nature, even in elements of life not clearly defined as a game.&nbsp;1.) The two college buddies who have a longstanding bet on who will &quot;score&quot; the most often.2.) The two brothers who are constantly one-upping each other in who has the best house, car, boat, grill, etc.3.) The middle-age guy with candy-apple red 2004 Vette trying to race the 19 yr old &quot;punks&quot;.4.) two 16 yr old girls obsessed with who will have the better GPA and get into the better school.5.) Tom, the Assistant Manager with his eyes on the Coporote office...&nbsp;Dating, Purchasing, Driving, Learning, and Working are NOT defined as competitive sports, nor are they games by definition, but that doesn't stop people from competing with friends, familiy, and co-workers. Gaming (or hobbying, I guess) is another area people can compete in.&nbsp;It is impossible to remove, I fail to see how your changes will do anything to curtail it. Trying to do either is attempting to change human nature.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 1572302, member: 7635"] No. But trying to stop it is to deny an element (right or wrong) of human nature. Many human beings are competitve by nature, even in elements of life not clearly defined as a game. 1.) The two college buddies who have a longstanding bet on who will "score" the most often. 2.) The two brothers who are constantly one-upping each other in who has the best house, car, boat, grill, etc. 3.) The middle-age guy with candy-apple red 2004 Vette trying to race the 19 yr old "punks". 4.) two 16 yr old girls obsessed with who will have the better GPA and get into the better school. 5.) Tom, the Assistant Manager with his eyes on the Coporote office... Dating, Purchasing, Driving, Learning, and Working are NOT defined as competitive sports, nor are they games by definition, but that doesn't stop people from competing with friends, familiy, and co-workers. Gaming (or hobbying, I guess) is another area people can compete in. It is impossible to remove, I fail to see how your changes will do anything to curtail it. Trying to do either is attempting to change human nature. [/QUOTE]

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