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You're envious of the founders. You envy what other have; you're jealous of what you have and don't want anyone else to have.
by parvenu74 8y ago
You're envious of the founders. You envy what other have; you're jealous of what you have and don't want anyone else to have.
- saghm 8y agoI don't think that being pedantic about the definition of words when the intended meaning is understood is something we should be doing on HN, but since we are: > hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage : envious > > His success made his old friends jealous. > They were jealous of his success https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jealous https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jealous
- parvenu74 8y agoI’ve never won that argument with a compiler and I’ve tried thousands of times. Programmers — I’m one, I make no assumptions about you — are pedantic by nature. Are you judging me because I was born this way?