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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

From Ancient Rome to Social Media: The Enduring Lessons of the Tall Poppy Syndrome
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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

Hypocrisy, Harvard, Francesca Gino, and the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
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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

Self-righteousness, Karens, and the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
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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

Hamdan Ballal, Fear, and the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
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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

Jesus Is Twice a Victim of the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
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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

Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, DEI, and the Tall Poppy Syndrome. ⚔️
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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,

Are England's Millionaires Being Tall Poppied?
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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

Drs. Eithan Haim (Whistleblower), Thomas Stockmann (Fictional), and the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
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Navalny's Lawyers Are Tall Poppied

The care of human life and happiness, not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government. Abraham Lincoln Navalny's Lawyers Are Tall Poppied0:00/658.5841× In a previous blog, I discussed Alexei Navalny and two Russian compatriots under a different pretext (see Navalny-Skripal-Prigozhin:

Navalny's Lawyers Are Tall Poppied
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Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) - Podcasts

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles. Isaiah 40:31 I published a blog about the above subjects (see J. D. Vance, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), and the Tall Poppy Syndrome). A lot has changed since then, namely,

Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) - Podcasts