SOCIETY
The Crabs in a Bucket Effect
Those around you will always try to drag you down when you’re trying to progress
“She reached down and picked a crab out of a bucket. As it came up it turned out that three more were hanging on to it. “A crab necklace?” giggled Juliet.
“Oh, that’s crabs for you,” said Verity, disentangling the ones who had hitched a ride. “thick as planks, the lot of them. That’s why you can keep them in a bucket without a lid. Any that tries to get out gets pulled back. yes, as thick as planks.”― Terry Pratchett, Unseen Academicals
There’s a lot of stories out there that talk about improving your life and the bravery it takes to dare to change your life. Even I have written some of those.
But there’s a topic that is not being covered enough: Your family and friends.
Yes, the people who love you might also try to drag you down. No, they’re not evil. It’s way more complex than that.
The crabs in a bucket effect or “crab mentality” is a part of the human behavior that makes us try to reduce a person’s self-confidence to ensure they don’t succeed.
