Natalie Wynn (Contrapoints) mentioned Envy A Theory of Social Behavior by Helmut Schoeck 4 times

In a 1966 book titled "Envy: A Theory of Social Behavior", the sociologist Helmut Schoeck argued that rather than being- That's very German name. Helmut Schoeck. It's putting me in a German mood, sweetie. Hallo meine Lieben. Heute gibts ein neues Video! I just get worse at German every year. Schoeck argued that rather than being the result of social or economic inequality, envy is a universal experience across all human societies, including very egalitarian ones.

— Natalie Wynn (Contrapoints)

Schoeck argues that the fear of envy is a major inhibiting force in many societies. "In Haiti, GE Simpson found that a peasant will seek to disguise his true economic position by purchasing several smaller fields rather than one larger piece of land. For the same reason he will not wear good clothes. He does this intentionally to protect himself against the envious black magic of his neighbors."

— Natalie Wynn (Contrapoints)

As Schoeck puts it, "My neighbor's harvest can only have turned out better than mine because he has some how succeeded in reducing mine by black magic."

— Natalie Wynn (Contrapoints)

"It is not the absolute differences between men which feed envy, but subjective perception, the optics of envy."

— Natalie Wynn (Contrapoints)