[nightcracker]

> Competing for the sake of competing is a petty goal.

This makes me much more angry than it probably should. Who are you to decide what is or what is not a petty goal? People will always do what they enjoy, and if they enjoy competition then that is what they will do. There is nothing wrong or petty about that.

[conanbatt]

Its a petty goal because the only thing you want to do is be better than the others. In the end, only 1 person is right, and the only consolation is that others are worse for you. Its also not representative of Go, you can be competitive in eating sausages. If your only reason to play Go is to compete, your contribution to the Go community is marginal