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"It's a Wonderful Life" and The Tall Poppy Syndrome
Remember, no man is a failure who has friends. Clarence Odbody It's a Wonderful Life & The Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/608.1361× (An earlier version of this was published in Dec-2023, and this iteration includes new audio commentary) It's a Wonderful Life is a classic
"Above Reproach" and the Tall Poppy Syndrome
Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach. 1 Timothy 3:2 "Above Reproach" and the Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/648.6241× From my book The Tall Poppy Syndrome - The Joy of Cutting Others Down: Pompeia
Grizzly Bear 399 Dies - a Tall Poppy for All.
Difficulty is the nurse of greatness. ~ William Cullen Bryant Grizzly 399 - A Tall Poppy's Life and Legacy0:00/816.9361× Aesop Aesop is believed to have lived between 620 and 564 BCE and is renowned as a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a collection of moral
The American Variant of Tall Poppy Syndrome: A Cultural Analysis
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. Proverbs 16:4 American Tall Poppy Syndrome - A Deep Dive0:00/1087.8241× In the landscape of social phenomena, Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) - the tendency to criticize or sabotage successful individuals - presents
Veterans Day and Tall Poppies
Freedom is not free. Walter Hitchcock Serving, courage, and sacrifice are virtues in Tall Poppies and the Military. To all Veterans, I offer Douglas MacArthur's 1962 address to West Point cadets: The soldier, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of religious training — sacrifice.
Artificial Intelligence and The Tall Poppy Syndrome
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 1 Corinthians 13:4 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly even in my small sphere. AI theoretically is a summation of the past but lacks representation of the most recent past. That
A Primer - About the Tall Poppy Syndrome
Listen to a 26-minute audio program about the Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) at: https://www.tallpoppysyndrome.org/primer Tall Poppy Syndrome - A Primer The Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) is a social phenomenon in which individuals of distinction or success are targeted for criticism, resentment, and even attempts to bring
Caitlin Clark - WNBA Rookie of the Year - Tall Corn Poppy.
The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end. Max Beerbohm. Audio Commentary0:00/666.0440821× Papaver rhoeas has common names including corn poppy, corn rose, common poppy, field poppy, Flanders poppy, and red poppy. The corn
The Arctic Poppy and the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
Look beneath the surface. Let neither the peculiar quality of anything nor its value escape you. Marcus Aurelius The Arctic Poppy and the Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/521.481× My historical research regarding the tall poppy syndrome originated in ancient Greece. From my book The Tall Poppy Syndrome - The
Gluttony, Greed, Red Lobster, and the Tall Poppy Syndrome
People who acquire things beyond their usefulness not only will derive little or no marginal gains from these acquisitions, but they also will experience negative consequences, as with any form of gluttony. Ray Dalio Gluttony, Greed, Red Lobster, and the Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/457.0383671× This is an investigation
