In nature you do find the occasional monopoly (DNA/RNA as the monopoly replicator molecule-team) but in general it is much rarer than equilibriums of opposed things (predator/prey for example). In human society I can’t think of a single enduring idea monopoly or tech monopoly.
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“The opposite of every great truth is also a great truth” implies no matter how fervently you believe in X, you should not seek total extermination of not-X, no matter how repugnant it seems to you. Conflict and contain, fight the good fight, but do not try to exterminate.
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Because as the saying goes, if you’re willing to do it for “good” reasons, you won’t let “bad” reasons stop you later. Exterminator instincts are deeply, almost inevitably and inexorably, corrupting.
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Education maybe? It’s an unfair suggestion because it’s still in its pomp, but it has the feel of an idea that’s inherently more successful than the alternative (hoarding knowledge and understanding)
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If innovation is a numbers game and technology grants an advantage which can be protected, more educated people = more success
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