Competition

Roles: competitor, arena, strategy, outcome, prize

Structured rivalry within agreed-upon rules and a bounded arena. Unlike war, competition implies consent, shared rules, and a defined endpoint. The frame is productive because it highlights strategic choice, relative advantage, and the distinction between zero-sum and positive-sum contests.

As Source Frame (1)

• Race Condition → software-programs

As Target Frame (2)

• journeys → Competition Is a Race
• natural-selection → Survival of the Fittest