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Jealousy 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.

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pelespirit@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I disagree. I believe that you choose for it to be envy or jealousy by your definition.

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- iglou@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  It’s not my definition. That is the subtle difference between the two words. But, most people use both words for the same thing, and most people only use the word jealousy for both things.
  
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  - pelespirit@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Again, both words are responses to the emotion and a choice.
    
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    iglou@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    No, they stem from different emotions.
    
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- podian@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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).
  
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  - pelespirit@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    And what I’m saying is, that’s a choice.
    
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