Competition culture is so pervasive and seeps into our language. Phrases like "SWAT Team" (or Tiger Team) or "War Room" escalate tensions. Do you really need to invoke heavily armed life-or-death stakes?
Sports metaphors similarly take a winner-take-all view. This frames the situation as power-over. That removes the opportunity to take a power-with stance. While there are times where it may make sense, often it is simply our language default.
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