Mead believes that "we tend to regard the success of people close at hand, within our group, as a threat." Rather than praising the success of those close to us, we become threatened. We become threatened in the fact that that person just might end up more successful than us. We become jealous of those we hold close to us, such as family, friends and co-workers...
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We become threatened in the fact that that person just might end up more successful than us. We become jealous of those we hold close to us, such as family, friends and co-workers. When these people succeed and we don't, it becomes a threat to our ego and to our pride. We believe that we should be better, and strive to be better...
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