
…your mashed potatoes — but you still have to have the potatoes! The only contest you have to win is the one where you judge yourself. Did I do the best I could? Was it done in a professional and ethical manner? Am I happy with the results? Did I learn something that will help me in the future? If the answers are yes, then you will always be a winner.
…her towards the sharing of knowledge and ideas, a platform to discover diverse opinions of quality? The act of competition should be an ultimate act of moral resistance in a professional world, rather than the enslavement to a market driven, commercial ideology.
…ow power is generated and regulated. Competition is the very engine of this ‘cognitive production.’ Institutions are formed as mechanisms to maintain power, while codified behavior is set to regulate and control the profession, ensuring that ‘good work’ emanates from an exclusive, institutional vantage.