The foundations of Contest Theory are deeply and inextricably rooted with evolution. Contest Theory has waxed and waned in recent years but the premise and corollaries hold steadfast despite a tumultuous world.
1) Everything is a contest.
2) For every contest there is an equal and opposite contest.
3) If you don't realize it's a contest, you've already lost.
While these premises can be held as self-evident, there are the Luddites who take issue. This post however, does not deal with the unenlightened.
Contest Theory's murky beginning is shrouded in mystery. One leading theory pinned it on a group of UH students. I, like I am at all momentous landmarks of human history, was present for it.
The year was 2004. We were at a band trip. We were supposed to be wearing our new band polo shirts. A good friend of mine was a grizzled veteran and still had a perfectly good old polo shirt. He pointed out that a few of our fellow compatriots weren't even wearing polo shirts. By default, he said, he was winning that contest against them. He also said he was tied with anyone wearing the old band shirt. He admitted defeat against anyone who was wearing the proper, new shirt.
The sun burned a little brighter, aiding the revelation burnt into us then and there.
After that day, we were finally able to properly codify everyday events. It was that day ... we learned to live as God intended.
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Are you suggesting that you are somehow magnetically drawn to all important events in human history? Or that all events to which you are witness are important events in human history because of your presence?
The latter, of course. What would human history be without me?
Remember Alvarado's Razor - the most egotistical explanation is usually the correct one.
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