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Envy is triggered by feeling similar to someone, not simply by the size of the difference between you.

Drawn from what Derek Thompson said

Subjectbehavioural science
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behavioural science Applying how people actually decide to policy, rather than assuming how they should.

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  1. Derek Thompson Writer and podcaster; co-author of Abundance with Ezra…
    Although it seems to be based on a perceived difference ("he is rich, and I am not"), it is actually triggered by a feeling of similarity ("if he and I are so alike, why is he so much richer?")

    Where this was said

    ↗Bad Feelingsderekthompson.org

    14 Sept 2026

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