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Crab mentality

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Crab mentality or crabs in a bucket (also barrel, basket or pot), is a way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you". [1]

19 relations: Albert Shanker, Allegory of the long spoons, Competition, Conspiracy (civil), Crab, Douglas Wilder, Envy, Globe Pequot Press, Law of Jante, Pareto efficiency, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Prisoner's dilemma, Self-confidence, Spite (sentiment), Tall poppy syndrome, The Dog in the Manger, The Hindu, The New York Times, University of Michigan Press.

Albert Shanker

Albert Shanker (September 14, 1928 – February 22, 1997) was president of the United Federation of Teachers from 1964 to 1985 and president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) from 1974 to 1997.

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Allegory of the long spoons

The allegory of the long spoons is a parable that shows the difference between heaven and hell by means of people forced to eat with long spoons.

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Competition

Competition is, in general, a contest or rivalry between two or more entities, organisms, animals, individuals, economic groups or social groups, etc., for territory, a niche, for scarce resources, goods, for mates, for prestige, recognition, for awards, for group or social status, or for leadership and profit.

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Conspiracy (civil)

A civil conspiracy or collusion is an agreement between two or more parties to deprive a third party of legal rights or deceive a third party to obtain an illegal objective.

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Crab

Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) (translit.

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Douglas Wilder

Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th Governor of Virginia, from 1990 to 1994.

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Envy

Envy (from Latin invidia) is an emotion which "occurs when a person lacks another's superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it".

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Globe Pequot Press

Globe Pequot is a book publisher and distributor of outdoor recreation and leisure titles that publishes 500 new titles.

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Law of Jante

The Law of Jante (Janteloven,; Norwegian Janteloven,, Jantelova; Jantelögin; Jantelógin; Jantelagen;; Janten laki) is the description of a pattern of group behaviour towards individuals within Nordic countries that negatively portrays and criticises individual success and achievement as unworthy and inappropriate.

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Pareto efficiency

Pareto efficiency or Pareto optimality is a state of allocation of resources from which it is impossible to reallocate so as to make any one individual or preference criterion better off without making at least one individual or preference criterion worse off.

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Philippine Daily Inquirer

The Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is a newspaper in the Philippines.

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Prisoner's dilemma

The prisoner's dilemma is a standard example of a game analyzed in game theory that shows why two completely rational individuals might not cooperate, even if it appears that it is in their best interests to do so.

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Self-confidence

The concept of self-confidence is commonly used as self-assurance in one's personal judgment, ability, power, etc.

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Spite (sentiment)

To spite is to intentionally annoy, hurt, or upset.

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Tall poppy syndrome

The tall poppy syndrome describes aspects of a culture where people of high status are resented, attacked, cut down or criticised because they have been classified as superior to their peers.

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The Dog in the Manger

The story and metaphor of The Dog in the Manger derives from an old Greek fable which has been transmitted in several different versions.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian daily newspaper, headquartered at Chennai.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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University of Michigan Press

The University of Michigan Press is part of Michigan Publishing at the University of Michigan Library.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality

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