we learn at a very young age - winners get rewarded, losers don't get anything. for the over-achiever, there is always that unmistakable rush in being superior to your peers in some way. the flip side of the coin is losing feels pretty terrible. it would make sense for this to be a natural part of being human from the forces of evolution.
what if this gene was turned off? that we would no longer care about the fruits of success - could we still keep striving to be the best we could? would the lack of gratification, mean we would simply only do enough to survive, and hence mankind's progress would stop? would society progress enough at some point, that we view this "success-seeking gene" to be a remnant of our evolutionary roots?
hypothetically, if you already have enough, would you want to get this gene voluntarily turned off so you can seek gratification from means other than your own success (whichever way you define such)?
