The definitive site for all things related to the Tall Poppy Syndrome. This site is a companion to the book of the same title (The Tall Poppy Syndrome: The Joy of Cutting Others Down) available wherever you buy books (ISBN 978-1629671123).
Why Tall Poppies Matter
Those who can, do; those who can't, cut down. Doug Garland, paraphrasing George Bernard Shaw Breaking Free from the Cutting Down Culture What I Learned About Success and Sabotage How to Survive Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/1290.5650791× I used to think success was straightforward—work hard, achieve
U.S. Representatives Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales - Victims of the Tall Poppy Syndrome?
Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power. ~ George Bernard Shaw Why Pride Toppled Tony Gonzales and Eric Swalwell0:00/975.0058961× Public tall poppy syndrome (TPS) entails cutting down someone who stands above the rest for any reason. Tall poppies
Social Media Spawns the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
The world is not driven by greed, it's driven by envy. Charlie Munger How social media weaponizes human envy0:00/1252.2985941× Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart is a nonfiction book by Nicholas Carr arguing that modern communication technologies—social media, algorithmic feeds, AI, and
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