srl wrote:
>
> On Tue, 9 Nov 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Yes. I recall something curious said on another thread where 'in competition,
> > someone *wins*'.
> >
> > MY problem with that is that I prefer cooperation - where EVERYONE wins.
>
> Can we be more precise here? I don't think that cooperation is more of a
> "female trait" and that competition is more of a "male trait".
The ONLY way that my comment in any way implies 'male trait' and 'female
trait' is that Curious appears to be male and I am female.
I did not, in ANY way, generalise - I was very specific. I implied that
Curious had appeared to state a preference for competition, and stated
that I prefer cooperation.
> Why do the
> two have to be mutually exclusive, or why are we talking about them like
> they are?
I find it difficult to cooperate with someone who believes themselves to
be in competition with me, especially if they make use of my cooperative
practices to gather information to use to my detriment and their gain
(competitively).
I suppose they need not be mutually exclusive, but try playing 'monopoly'
cooperatively with someone playing it competitively and see how far you
get.
> I realize this is mostly a discussion about corporate practices, but that
> doesn't mean we have to resort to generalizations about "what men do" and
> "what women do".
I didn't. I was very, VERY specific - two individuals. Curious and
myself.
Jenn V.
--
"We're repairing the coolant loop of a nuclear fusion reactor.
This is women's work!"
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