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I'd never heard of the phrase "frog in a well" before. I like it, I don't think I ever had a term for that phenomenon before.

• marcosdumay 5y ago
  It's a reference to a story about a group of frogs that adapt to living a hellish life in a well, and when given the means to escape decide to destroy it instead of escaping. The story itself seems to be ancient, but I couldn't find where it originates from.
  • Jensson 5y ago
    I think it is originally from China, I see it a lot in Chinese stories and never seen it anywhere else (except here now).
    • marcosdumay 5y ago
      Hum... I know it from Portuguese literature. I was able to find some references from ancient India, but nothing about it coming from there.
• smegsicle 5y ago
  "Kupa manduka is a Sanskrit phrase for the frog in the well that imagines the well, its home, to be the whole world and, therefore, becomes pompous. It is a term of derision for the intellectually complacent, for someone who thinks he knows everything there is to know."