[QUOTE=Ivy;1523081
For example, I have a feeling people wish to be more successful than their neighbour in America. Or at least as successful. Where I live, people wish their neighbour was as unsuccessful as they were.

I know this is a generalisation, but I'm just trying to paint a picture of the society I live in.[/QUOTE]
Wow... that's really interesting. Instead of seeing something that they want and figuring out how they can elevate themselves to be able to have one as well, they wish to bring their neighbors down. That must come from being put down so many times, that they almost lose their ability to elevate themselves. Talk about killing vision and self-actualization.