This does seem like an important issue to consider, but my guess is it probably shouldn’t be a crux for answering OP’s question (or at least, further explanation is needed for why it might be)? Putting aside concerns about flawed pursuit of a given goal, it would be surprising if the benefits of caring about a goal were outweighed by second order harms from competitors extracting concessions.
This does seem like an important issue to consider, but my guess is it probably shouldn’t be a crux for answering OP’s question (or at least, further explanation is needed for why it might be)? Putting aside concerns about flawed pursuit of a given goal, it would be surprising if the benefits of caring about a goal were outweighed by second order harms from competitors extracting concessions.