Sexual selection and reproduction has always been a competition, both in nature and in humans. Choosing not to play is an option, but your genes won't continue
Even if one's genetics aren't passed on, their memetics do which nullifies the proposition of competition to begin with. You play, you don't play, you win!
shitposting on reddit is not a net contribution to society.
most people work bullshit jobs where the ownership class skims value off the top.
tell me, what memes did a peasant in 600AD Hispania, or 1100 Samerkand, leave for us?
Value propositions on memetics is a different discussion anyways so I don't understand how it fits here.