How Ayn Rand defined envy

Envy isn’t just about wanting what someone else has.

It’s much deeper than that.

It's wanting to see them fail.

Their success makes you feel small.

Ayn Rand defines envy as the desire to destroy the good for being the good.

Beware of envy—it’s the enemy of growth.

[carbine]

You can't just redefine words because your fee-fees want to. Envy is disliking someone because they have something you want. Jealous is already having something and disliking someone because you think they will take it from you. Covetous is just wanting the thing.

[William-JohnNewton-ws]

A so called lifelong friend would flatter me for my success, I tried to help him grasp his talents over the years so that he too could be successful, but his insecurities were inbuilt from childhood and I let him go, in the end he convened a meeting of all his so friends and sat back and set them upon me, I sat there for hours silent and listened to them project his envy onto me, in this agenderised meeting he called, they were looking for a reaction from me but I sat and listened as they poured out his insecurities, like a little boys they spewed his negativity, in the end after they had spent themselves and left, I stood up and turned to him and said, is that it? He knew he had burnt our friendship, trying desperately to repair wat he had done offering to bring them around, he tried to put himself into the position of my saviour, as i turned and walked out shaking my head, as if i didnt know he was behind the "meeting". Little jealous boys who were so easily manipulated by another insecure jealous little boy who is stuck in his childhood

[gds-guydoingstuff]

This is true in corporate.

Unspoken corporate rule. Act miserable. The miserable people become envious if they see your happiness and contentment. Afterwards, they will try to destroy you.

[karamlevi]

Excellent short. Certainly helpful.

I’ve been envious before and I’m glad to know that. I nip it in the bud.

Over time I’ve learned to feel joy for others and to celebrate them. It feels very good to do this.

Now if I can mind more people to celebrate me ode have my learning cycle complete in this one

[harkamelrandhawa]

Thank you for this. I would say I'm not a jealous type however having a troubled relationship with my wife I have been envious of her family members. I desperately wanted children and because that did not materialize and also my wife being the type that seeks validation from others to the point she will paint a bad picture of me. I know it sounds horrible but given my age moving on isn't easy. Great content I just hope I could fight envy better as it's one of the deadly sins.

[marylynch]

Rand was right about envy but very wrong to push individualism her theories contributed to the teaching underpinning economics studies, the harbinger of the end of charity grace and the recognition that you contribute your skills to improve the world ie society .