We all know that folks with the desire to compete at a high level whether in sports or academia bring down society as a whole and destroy the self esteem of those in society that will not or cannot compete at the same level.
We wouldn’t want to reward folks that strive to excel in something and thus better themselves and possibly society in general. Nope. We need to keep everyone at a mundane lackluster level so we can all feel good about ourselves while at the same time blow smoke about how valuable we are and how much we contribute in life.