As competitiveness is often be highlighted in our society, mainly at school and at work, there are contentious attitudes toward whether competitiveness is a positive or negative characteristic nowadays. As for me, I believe that moderate competition contributes to both individual and social progressiveness while excessive competitiveness brings about negative impact to them.
Competitiveness affects individuals by making them improve themselves and surpass their competitors. For instance, a child with competitive awareness often studies harder than others in order to get better academic results.
Admittedly, it is not deniable that mild competition serves as catalysis in accelerating the progress of people and society. A great numbers of advanced technologies such as communicating and manufacturing techniques are achieved and revolutionized due to continuous competition between companies and nations.
However, the demerits of fierce competitiveness could be reflected in several aspects in individuals and the society. Firstly, the fact that competitive awareness brings a lot of pressures to individuals. For example, intense competition generates unnecessary pressures resulting in unhealthy lifestyles and psychological burden. Secondly, the idea of competitiveness sometimes may mislead people to behave immorally, which is harmful to the well being of the society. This is particular true in the case that companies often implement less environmentally friendly techniques in order to cut the cost and defeat their rivals.
In conclusion, I agree that moderate competitiveness plays a positive role in individual and society in terms of improving their behaviors but negative results will be apparent if competitiveness is conducted in an intense way.