Is the American Society Too Competitive?

40. Many people feel that American society is too competitive. Do you agree? If so, is this a good thing or a bad thing? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

            Do you believe that a competitive society such as the one from the U.S. is a good thing? Many people believe that with a competitive society it would make some things easier such as pushing yourself in order to succeed. Although, many other people have a different opinion as those who believe that an American society being too competitive is a good thing.  I believe that the American society being too competitive is both a good thing and a bad thing as well. It simply depends on how you decide to look at it.

            The American society being very competitive can be a good thing when the only way you can make a good living is by pushing yourself to be more successful. For example, someone may push himself or herself to get a higher education or even obtain a higher degree than the one that they may already have. With trying to stay in the game you will most definitely try to reach for the stars even when you can’t, but when you can’t reach them you will still land in a better place than you were before.

            I must say that even though trying to keep up with the competitive American society there are various downsides to it as well. Many Americans have unfortunately taken their lives due to the pressure of the competitive society. In addition, many have deprived themselves from a social life and completely focused on trying to keep up or try to pay their bills. With so many bills piling up and the society being too competitive, you simply will not be able to become competitive enough in order to make a decent living. Some other negative things that come with a competitive society is that you will not be stable in your job because you will always be scared of getting fired if someone more competitive comes along.  I mean let us face it of course the better person will be hired and with the society being very competitive and aggressive you are most likely to lose your job to someone who may do it better.

            As you may see, you can either decide to stay fixed upon the mere negative aspects of the American society being too competitive rather than the positive aspects. By looking at the negative aspects, you will struggle more into having a stable social life and simply being happy with yourself and where you might be in life. On the contraire if you decide to look at the positive side you can come to gain inner peace with yourself and pursue positive things in life such as a higher education.

            In my opinion, people should decide to view the American society being too competitive as both a good thing and a bad thing. By viewing it in this manner, you will be happy of where you are in life and where your life is heading. You will not be too stressed or preoccupied, with doing too much that it may lead to you committing suicide and you will be in a better place in your mind and within yourself. Therefore, how will you decide to look upon the American competitive society?