Sure — competition is good for innovation on the corporate or industrial level. But as far as individuals are concerned, I've seen far more interesting and innovative content come from supportive and friendly communities than from tech forums full of shouty dudes.
To not challenge one another- that means that there is no science, no progress- just a lot of wrong ideas existing beside some partially right ones ad infinitum. Why could this be something one wants?
That sounds like a recipe for stagnation and isolation, maybee with cushions and ribbons.
