I've noticed something about envy.
Guys are envious of other guys: "Holy crap, he has a 200 gigabyte external hard drive!"
Girls are envious of other girls: "Damn it! Maybe I should try the Max Factor 2000 Calorie Mascara, it seems to work for her and her job negotiations."
Couples are envious of other couples: "Why do they have like 20 times more fun than we have?"
Power men are envious of other power men: "What? He made zillions on that crap, and now he can afford the 200.000 dollar hair transplant? He'll get all the hot babes now!"
Envy always seems to stay within realistic boundaries. Because when it's not realistic it's called wishful thinking instead.
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