"It's ultimately a redundant and self-destructive attitude since everyone on the show is there to win; there's nothing to gain in being a jerkass about it."
I thought the idea behind this statement is that the speaker is more serious about winning than their competitors. That is, they are implying that the other competitors have their attention diverted between competition and socialization whereas the speaker is focused solely on competition, and also suggesting that they consider socialization a distraction from increasing the (perceived) odds of winning.
"It's ultimately a redundant and self-destructive attitude since everyone on the show is there to win; there's nothing to gain in being a jerkass about it."
I thought the idea behind this statement is that the speaker is more serious about winning than their competitors. That is, they are implying that the other competitors have their attention diverted between competition and socialization whereas the speaker is focused solely on competition, and also suggesting that they consider socialization a distraction from increasing the (perceived) odds of winning.