I dont think I stated my position so I should just write it. I think competition is good cuz you can use it to practice and get better at problem solving.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong when competing in like a chess match. If you’re competing against someone in like chess.com then i dont think there’s something inherently wrong there. Like, even if you lose, I think you dont actually lose something of value. Here, I’m recalling Ayn Rand’s quote about rational men interacting with each other. I dont remember but something about there being no loss between them.