I feel that should be a personal achievemen as opposed to enhanced by artificial mechanisms.我認為就應該靠個人努力而不是通過來人為的機制來提高

as opposed to與 ... 形成對照

I am here on business as opposed to a holiday.
我在這里是辦公事而不是度假。

We mustn't regard them as opposed to each other.

我們不應當認為它們是互相對立的。

then people would have to take it to be able to compete with their peers.那么人們就必須服用這樣才能和同齡人競爭

be able to會； 能

A good lawyer might be able to get you off.

請位好律師有可能使你免受追究。

You'll be able to come, won't you?

你能來的，對嗎?

compete with與 ... 競爭

Jane feels she can never compete with these snobbish, elegant people.

簡·愛感到她永遠無法同這些高雅卻勢利的人們競爭。