Envy
Subject in Social Sciences
Envy has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Modern Wisdom. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Rob KurzbanAmerican evolutionary psychologist and author of All the Feels
Kurzban advises accepting that feelings arise involuntarily and focusing on what one does with them.
“you're going to feel what you're going to feel. And that's almost out of your hands”
Modern Wisdom: 35 Emotions Explained By Evolutionary Psychology - Rob Kurzban - #1169 (Oct 29, 2026) · Listen from 2:21:58
Kurzban argues that social media exposure to successful people sends the envy system into overdrive.
“So your envy system is like an overdrive, being fooled into thinking that, you know, it would be a good idea”
Modern Wisdom: 35 Emotions Explained By Evolutionary Psychology - Rob Kurzban - #1169 (Oct 29, 2026) · Listen from 6:43
Podcasts
- Modern Wisdom · 1 episode
Episodes
35 Emotions Explained By Evolutionary Psychology - Rob Kurzban - #1169Modern Wisdom · Oct 29, 2026 · 2 h 28 min
Chris Williamson and evolutionary psychologist Rob Kurzban explain dozens of emotions, from itchiness and disgust to envy, depression, and gratitude, through evolutionary function.