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Equality & Envy
The Genius of Thomas Sowell
The Evil Eye
Soel describes how whole societies can remain mired in needless poverty because of a pervasive culture of envy. He points to studies which show that people harbor a pervasive fear of provoking envy among neighbors and relatives. In most cultures, people downplay their children's strengths so as not to provoke the envy of others. Many cultures have developed rituals and amulets which are supposed to ward off the evil eye of others.
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