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iglou@programming.dev 6 hours agoJealousy and envy are not the same thing, although the nuance is subtle. What you’re talking about is closer to envy. You can be envious of something or someone without the hostility that turns it into jealousy.
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
I disagree. I believe that you choose for it to be envy or jealousy by your definition.
podian@piefed.social 1 hour ago
What my friend was conveying is that envy is the want for something–usually that another has–and jealousy is the fear of losing something that one already has.
The interchangeable usage based on a vague understanding is just that (often normatively though they’re probably unaware of it).
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 51 minutes ago
And what I’m saying is, that’s a choice.