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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.

— Robert Heinlein

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According to this view, anyone truly capable and self-assured simply can't feel jealous, and jealousy always points to a shaky, anxious sense of self. It's a bold, sweeping claim that treats envy as a sign of inner doubt rather than a normal emotion.

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