Competition and Collaboration

At its etymological root, to 'compete' means to 'seek together', so 'competition' is synonymous with 'collaboration'. In sharp contrast, of course, 'competition' usually connotes 'zero-sum game', in which togetherness at the conclusion is precluded, i. e. not everybody can win. Thus, insofar as in Capitalist theory, even the thought of collaboration is proscribed, in its emphasis on Self-Interest as the exclusive goal of any player, its concept of 'competition' is doubly antithetical to the original.