Poker still Poker?: To Chop or not to chop

The question in the title "Poker still Poker" refers to the recent twenty-three way chop of the Foxwoods $400 deepstack event prize pool.  We've all played in tourney's either online or in brick and mortar games/casinos where when it gets down to the final table or fewer we decide on whether to chop/split up the prize pool or not. Even then, does poker still remain poker. I mean the whole reason for playing is to win and the reason to win is for the most money, but when you divi it up can you still retain that drive or do people tend to "gamble" more knowing that they're at least getting paid a certain amount, after all isn't that what the pay out structure is for anyway. Personally I do not like to chop even though I can certainly understand why one would want to do so when a tournament turns into to much of a turbo style tourney, but that's also the reason why I typically chose not to play turbo's.  Don't get me wrong I'll play turbo's, just not as often and even when I play a turbo I don't play to chop. I play to win, hey a bracelet is nice but it's not the same bracelet if you chop. As a Shakespear said at his poker table  " to Chop or not to Chop, that is the question!"  any answers?