He's missing the big picture. The revolutionary aspect of blockchain isn't about any single currency. It's about the concept itself. Blockchains will be governed independently, but the conglomeration of blockchains as a whole cannot be governed.
Success as a human is not a zero-sum game. The more value each of us contributes, the more value the entire system has.
If you like the race analogy, it'd be like a race where each person is a member of the same crew team rowing a boat. The harder each person rows, the faster the entire boat goes.
Imagine vanlife in a self-driving house-on-wheels. That is my plan for the next phase of my life. I’ve been saving every penny I can for when the first self-driving RV hits the market.