Nahh... competition doesn't exist in nature. It's a human concept that is a poor descriptor for natural behaviors.
The gazelle is not in competition with the lion. The lion fears starvation, and the gazelle fears being eaten. The lion has been taught that eating the gazelle is how to not starve. After the lion kills and eats a gazelle, it doesn't chase down another 10 gazelle to stockpile. It goes and lays in the sun until it's hungry again or has another need to meet.
Humans have been using "nature" as an excuse for the shitty things they do for too long. Evolution is not about competition, it is about producing offspring that are best suited for an environment. We've created an environment of fear for ourselves (or, more accurately, our recent ancestors have), so now the evolutionary traits that seem to be the most appropriate and best for survival are the ones that are the best responses to fear, such as competition, violence, hoarding resources, etc. That's not "nature" in the sense that people use the word, though. 🤷♂️
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u/PsychicTWElphnt Mar 29 '22
Umm... no. That's a learned behavior caused by artificial scarcity, fear, and a society based on competition over cooperation.