I was thinking today about how we base our economy on competition.

We expect the farmers growing corn to be competing against one another. If they cooperated, then the price of corn would go up, because no one would be offering corn for a lower price. We expect the wheat farmers to be competing against the corn farmers too, keeping the price of grains low by always trying to make as much money as possible and steal market share from one another.

At the root of this is lack of trust, stemming from the human tendency to cut corners, our desire to retire early on passive income. Our tendency to steal, not just from our neighbors, but from our children and grandchildren.