Pursuing the target

A group of people stand together at a point in the playing field. Each of them is pursuing a target.Alice is pursuing the wrong target. This leads to her aiming in the wrong direction.Bob is pursuing the right target. He has a lot of horsepower and is capable of blazing far down a long path. However, Bob has a poor compass. He ends up blazing far, but in the wrong direction.Carol has a strong compass. Her aim is true. However, she doesn't have much horsepower to work with and ultimately doesn't get very far.Dave has strong horsepower and a strong compass. Does this get him to the target? No. He lacks stamina. He gets about as far as Carol.Erin has strong horsepower, a strong compass, and strong stamina. She even is pursuing the right target — in a macro sense. Day-to-day, she gets distracted by other, shinier targets. Erin lacks focus.Frank has focus. He also has strong horsepower, a strong compass, and strong stamina. It seems promising, but he ultimately doesn't get very far. It turns out that there's only so far one person can go.Grace learns from Frank's mistakes. She doesn't have his talent, but she realizes she doesn't need it. She decides to build a team. They set out towards their target together. This gets her closer than Frank, but still not close enough.Heidi takes things further than Grace. She thinks it's stupid that they all keep starting from the same point on the map. Heidi wants to build off the progress of others. To stand on the shoulders of giants. She convinces her fellow travelers to work together to build a map of the territory they each are looking to traverse.Unfortunately, Heidi's efforts don't prove to be fruitful. They instead lead to chaos.Most travelers are too lazy or selfish to contribute. Of those who opted to contribute, everyone has different beliefs about how to map out the territory, where they should explore further, and even what target they should pursue.Ivan learns from Heidi's mistakes. He breaks off and tries the same thing