I actually don't believe it's about feeling safe. I think that humans themselves evolved out of necessity or vanish forever (a struggle). Also if you are born this way and have the guts to perfect and admit failure, you will eventually get something in return for your perseverance. I don't think that making anyone feel good about their mediocrity is a good way to settle any type of anxiety about ones being. It just delays the truth hitting them right in the face, for doing absolutely nothing.
So it's a social problem. And it should be solved with telling kids this: Quote: " And we should ensure that the social climate at our children’s schools is one of warmth and trust, not competition and exclusion."
That'll work. sure.
Getting your papers graded above average is competition and with competition comes fierceness and willingness to learn and fight. How about a nice debate? Oh we can't because that would make two viewpoints compete against one another.
Europe has its advantages and the US too. But what keeps startups from going to an island state where some of these problems aren't even in their dictionary?