An Unapologetically True Tall Poppy
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. ~ Ayn Rand An Unapologetically True Tall Poppy - Steve Jobs0:00/269.41× In the foreword to Becoming Steve Jobs, Marc Andreessen discusses TPS and positions Steve Jobs as the anti-TPS archetype as

Tall Poppy Syndrome and the Legacy of Murrow vs. McCarthy
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't. Mark Twain Murrow vs McCarthy - A Tall Poppy Syndrome Case Study0:00/275.041× Journalism is rife with TPS. Reporting the truth without an agenda or bias can topple

From Ancient Rome to Social Media: The Enduring Lessons of the Tall Poppy Syndrome
If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. Sir Isaac Newton Newton's concept could be paraphrased to include "shoulders of Tall Poppies." A similar notion is to surround yourself with Tall Poppies and, by good envy, emulate them to better

Hypocrisy, Harvard, Francesca Gino, and the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
Do as I say, not as I do. ~ John Seldon Harvards Hypocrisy and the Fall of Francesca Gino - TallPoppySyndrome.org0:00/840.81× Pride, greed, and lust form an unhappy triad of emotions found in the TP, which justifies their fall from grace (see Anatomy of the TALL POPPY

Self-righteousness, Karens, and the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I

Hamdan Ballal, Fear, and the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4. Fear and the Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/688.8481× The Seven Deadly Sins (SDS) are often found

Jesus Is Twice a Victim of the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” Matthew 13:57 (This is a timely repost of a previously popular blog with an updated audio.) Jesus: A Twice Victim of the Tall

Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, DEI, and the Tall Poppy Syndrome. ⚔️
If you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those of them whom you let remain shall be as barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall trouble you in the land where you dwell. Numbers 33:55 Dr. Stanley

Are England's Millionaires Being Tall Poppied?
When somebody says it is not about the money, it is about the money. H. L. Mencken England's Millionaire Exodus - Tall Poppy Syndrome at Play0:00/715.5361× England saw a significant exodus of millionaires last year. Are these millionaires victims of TPS? Are the cutters envious,

Drs. Eithan Haim (Whistleblower), Thomas Stockmann (Fictional), and the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
What is to give light must endure the burning. ~ Viktor Frankl Dr. Eithan Haim, Thomas Stockmann, and TPS0:00/858.3841× Reading this article may remind some that life imitates art. The hypothesis is that observations about actual behaviors or events sometimes are inspired (good envy) or resemble works of
