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Eleni Tsigantes's avatar

An excellent essay, I agree with every word. In french there is a difference between jealousy and envy. Jealousy is minor and friendly ie "I'm so jealous of your jacket! Where did you get it?"

Envy is being so jealous of the jacket you slit it with a razor blade.

Envy is life's greatest destroyer. And it can be tribal as we see today.

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P R Reddall's avatar

Regarding the masculine, the emotion of jealousy is there to ensure paternity.

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