That may be true, but I would not be suprised if somebody else were to consider the person who said this to be a poseur. Among the vast throngs of Alternatives there are a few with a "more alternative than thou" attitude.

People tend to be snobs wherever you go.
They just have different things to 'grade' you on.

In college the hierachy is how smart you are.
In goth clubs it's how goth.
In rave clubs it's how well you dance.
In gay bars it's how gay you are.
At klan rallies it's how racist you are.
In the gym it's how healthy you are.
In crackhouses it's your drug connections.
In social networking sites it's the number of friends you have.
In the suburbs it's how many 'nice things' you have.
In the ghettos it's how many 'nice things' you have.
(but if you have too many you're 'acting white', or if you actually are white you're automatically considered rich by some and that's *not* considered good, apparently)
In music stores it's how much you know about music.
In libraries it's how well read you are.
in writer's groups it's how well you write.
In activist circles it's how active you are.
In poetry circles it's how well you read poetry and wether you've been published.
In recovery groups it's how much clean time you have.
In republican circles it's how eagerly you support the party line.
In democratic circles it's how divisive you are.
In hostels it's how well travelled you are.
On the street it's how street you are.
In the internet it's how snappy and witty you seem.
Almost everywhere it's how good looking you are.
In churches and meditation groups it's how holy or balanced you are.

I'm stereotyping and being 'snarky' of course...but I think it's mostly true.

Am I the only one who thinks that humans are capable of taking anything...anything...and overdoing it by making it a competitive

Reverse-reverse snobbery?