"Survival of the fittest" is a misinterpretation of evolutionary theory. The ones that survive are the fittest. If you die you die. Being the fittest today is not a guarantee of survival in the future. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
While cooperation is a long term trend, competition is the environmental pressure driver. Cooperate to what end? There is no assured final destination.
Bitcoin is not the first tool to allow that. It is just the best we've had in history.
