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Comedienne Maraji defended Chef Dammy in this video. She said that life is a competition and Chef Dammy should not be harshly criticized for trying to break Hilda Baci’s record so soon.

Maraji,
I respectfully disagree with you regarding your stance on Chef Dammy. Life may be a competition; however, it's important to note that competitions are voluntary endeavors. Participants choose to enter, and there are regulations in place to guide them. Also in a competition, the audience decides whether they want to cheer or boo you. In this instance, the online audience has chosen to boo or criticize.

Broadly, I don't believe that those who criticize Chef Dammy do so out of aversion to competition. Although competition is permissible, we should not overlook the context of this specific event. A Nigerian chef recently set a world record in a cooking marathon, which has undoubtedly been an inspiration for Dammy. A more commendable approach would have been to explore other cooking records and attempt to surpass them. Alternatively, she could have displayed a little courtesy by waiting a while, perhaps a year, before embarking on her own quest.

We can choose to compete with civility and display gracious sportsmanship or we can return to our feral Darwinian instincts. This means treating competition like a ruthless battle for survival where no one can ascend before the ladder is snatched away from beneath them. The online backlash Dammy is currently facing was both predictable and avoidable. A little patience, creativity or fundamental decency could have spared her from this negative reaction.