The Way Up is Down
Survival of the fittest. It is a term most closely associated with the work of Charles Darwin and if you’ll forgive this non-scientist’s summary of the idea, essentially states that organisms that are better suited to the environment in which they find themselves are more likely to survive and pass on their genes to the next generation. These creatures “win” the biological game. In the days following Darwin’s work, this principle has expanded its reach well beyond the realm of biology. You have perhaps heard of the term Social Darwinism, which, roughly, applies the principle of the fittest surviving to our economic and social lives. The strongest, be they businesses, organizations, or people, are the ones who make it. They are the ones who win: money, status, power. If you haven’t noticed, we are obsessed with winning. Our social media profiles are full of the different things we have convinced ourselves we’ve won: our families, our vacations, our stuff. Only highlighting ...