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No, it's a biological reality rooted all the way in theory of evolution. It's an inherent part of nature of any living being
Taking survival of the fittest and using it as evidence of vaguely analogous principles for how human society works has a long history of being wrong. That the way we behave is biased towards survival and reproduction in our native habitat does not imply that the concept of self interest must be at the foundation of how our minds function.
You're trying to throw away milions of years of evolution that shaped us, because why exactly? Evolution is a well established scientific theory, what's your counterargument?
Human Nature, Hope & Ice Cream
You may want to take a look at the book "The Dawn of Everything" by David Graeber and David Wengrow. It provides a compelling argument that past human societies were quite egalitarian, cooperative and non-authoritarian, and that the human civilizations of recorded history being the way they are is actually an aberration from the norm.
Quick video summary of the book by one of the author's here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SJi0sHrEI4
You should look into "Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins. Cooperative strategies are perfectly viable for selfish reasons - don't mistake cooperative efforts with altruism