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In the urgency to capture market share or crush competitors, these crucial aspects risk being sidelined. The metaphor of the "shark" highlights a ruthless world where survival is predicated on aggression. In such an ecosystem, the only thing that matters is being the biggest, strongest fish—savage and unrelenting—eating the smaller fish to survive.
Ecosystems and the Myth of Single-Species Dominance
The analogy extends to entire ecosystems, illustrating how modern business often feels like a monoculture, where the only relationship between players is predatory. The "big fish" dominate the "small fish," creating a survival-of-the-fittest environment that leaves little room for collaboration, diversity, or sustainability.