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Envy and The Elephant in the Brain

Not Overthinking

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Brag and Show Off

There remains a strong incentive to brag and show off. We need people to notice our good qualities, skills and achievements. How else will they know to choose us as friends? For this reason, we actively celebrate people for being humble. But because bragging is frowned upon, we have to be a little more discreet.

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