Competitive Exclusion Principle

The competitive exclusion principle is an ecological principle stating that when two competing life forms attempt to occupy the same niche, only one outcome is possible: One life form will drive out the other. If any members of the other remain, it is only because they have adapted, and are now living in a slightly different niche. The principle applies to all kinds of competitive agent, which includes both genetic and memetic life forms.

In particular, the competitive exclusion principle applies to the battle for niche succession that is going on right now between Homo sapiens (a genetic life form) and the modern corporation (a memetic life form). The niche is control of the biosphere. There can be only one winner. The loser will adapt by becoming the equivalent of a servant or slave to the winner. The analysis of A Model in Crisis argues that the modern corporation is very close to winning this epic battle on a global basis, and has already won it in some countries, such as the US. This makes them the New Dominant Life Form.