crab mentality
Pulling others down
Crab mentality is the tendency to pull down anyone who's getting ahead—named for crabs in a bucket, which drag back any crab trying to climb out.
The term describes communities or groups where individual success is seen as betrayal or threat: Crab mentality kept anyone from leaving the neighborhood.
It suggests resentment disguised as enforcing equality.
- pulling downDismantling by force
- spitePetty malicious intent
- envyResentful longing for another's
- selfishnessExcessive concern for oneself
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
hindrance · jealousy · sour grapes · resentment · backstabbing · sabotage · inferiority complex · undermining · social comparison · tall poppy syndrome · bitterness · hatred · Filipino culture · uncooperativeness · gossiping · passive-aggressiveness · insecurity · boiling frog
crab mentalitycheerleading
Athletic spirit performance
goodwill · magnanimity · benevolence · graciousness · mentorship
crab mentalityabundance mindset
Belief in plentiful resources
mutual aid · solidarity · ubuntu · community building · paying it forward
crab mentalitymutual aid
Cooperative community support
ubuntu · community support · solidarity · barn raising · paying it forward
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