"Here is a Russian tale: **a farmer finds a magic lamp**. He rubs it, and out of thin air appears a genie, who promises to grant him one wish. The farmer thinks about this for a little while. Finally, he says: ‘**My neighbour has a cow and I have none. I hope that his drops dead**.’" -- --- **Tags** — [[quotes]], [[envy]], [[teaching-anecdotes]], [[hedonic-treadmill]], [[social-comparison-bias]], **Source** — [[202308101525 — B — The Art of Thinking Clearly]]