The Emergence Machine

Rival

abstract · Society · Level 14 · E9

E9Cultures

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Emergence definition

Rivalry exists as a social relationship between competing individuals, driven by a desire to outdo one another, often in a context of limited resources or opportunities.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL14L13L12L11L8L2L1L0RivalCompetitionExchangeMarketProductionEnemyRecreationSociety… intermediate l…ForceFormLandLifeActionChangeCollectionDistributionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesRivalL14EnemyL8CompetitionL13E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Enemy L8 (requires)
    Person competing against another -- prerequisite: enemy
  • Competition L13 (requires) polysemous
    Person competing against another -- prerequisite: competition