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Jim Knaub (1956-2024) - Tall Poppy with a Cause.

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. Lucius Seneca Jim Knaub (1956-2024) - Tall Poppy with a Cause0:00/819.4081× The Awakening Slave The Awakening Slave was part of a recent blog and is worth repeating because of its remarkable relevance. Mr. Knaub became

Jim Knaub (1956-2024) - Tall Poppy with a Cause.
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Good Envy and Tennis Tall Poppies.

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 Good Envy, Tennis Greats, and the Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/1035.3841× The Awakening Slave The Awakening Slave sculpture by Michelangelo is a powerful representation of the human struggle to break free from physical and spiritual constraints. Created

Good Envy and Tennis Tall Poppies.
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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

Grizzly Bear 399 Dies - a Tall Poppy for All.
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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

Artificial Intelligence and The Tall Poppy Syndrome
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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

A Primer - About the Tall Poppy Syndrome
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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

Caitlin Clark - WNBA Rookie of the Year - Tall Corn Poppy.
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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

The Arctic Poppy and the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
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National Poppy Day - May 24, 2024.

Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. Lucius Annaeus Seneca In Flanders Fields by John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid

National Poppy Day - May 24, 2024.
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Gender as a Cutter in the Tall Poppy Syndrome

You cannot reason someone out of something he or she was not reasoned into. Jonathan Swift AI Narration0:00/7:171× I shy away from the subject of gender as a cutter in TPS for many reasons even though gender along with color, ethnicity, and religion are common causes for

Gender as a Cutter in the Tall Poppy Syndrome
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Alfred Dreyfus Revisited - Part 2

AI Narration0:00/9:191× The moral virtue of the king is like the wind, and that of the people is like grass: whichever way the wind blows, the grass bends. - Confucius I wrote a well-received blog about the Dreyfus affair earlier this year (Anti-Semitism (& Government) as Cutter(

Alfred Dreyfus Revisited - Part 2