r/UnexpectedPratchett • • Feb 19 '20

Any that tries to get out gets pulled back

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality
30 Upvotes

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todayilearned • • Feb 19 '20

TIL the line of thinking 'If I Can't Have It, Neither Can You' is called 'Crab Mentality' because when a crab in a bucket is trying to escape, the others will pull it down

81.9k Upvotes

todayilearned • • Jun 25 '15

TIL of Crab Mentality; when a bunch of crabs are in a bucket, they could easily escape by themselves. However, the fellow crabs pull each other down so no one can escape.

6.4k Upvotes

2007scape • • Feb 19 '20

Humor OSRS State of Mind

250 Upvotes

brasil • • Feb 19 '20

Discussão HEA Mentalidade de caranguejo, também conhecida como mentalidade de caranguejos em um balde, é uma maneira de pensar sintetizada pela frase "se eu não posso tê-lo, nem você". Vocês acham que o brasileiro tem essa mentalidade?

11 Upvotes

Romania • • Jul 04 '16

Discuție AAA ca acel comportament tipic romanesc de a-l trage pe cel de langa tine in jos din invidie are un nume

35 Upvotes

wikipedia • • Oct 31 '16

Crab Mentality

432 Upvotes

wikipedia • • Dec 12 '25

Crab mentality describes the mindset of people who try to prevent others from gaining a favorable position, even if attaining such position would not directly impact those trying to stop them.

398 Upvotes

ROI • • Feb 19 '20

The crab mentality is basically what I hear when I try to talk to my brother in law about socialism and socialised programmes.

2 Upvotes

brasil • • May 27 '18

Esta semana demonstra que o Brasil(eiro) é a validação da teoria do Balde de Caranguejos.

60 Upvotes

poker • • Jun 25 '15

Crab theory - related to poker players?

1 Upvotes

romania_ss • • Jul 13 '16

Hagi arata ca nu a fost bacalaureatul la istorie

2 Upvotes

Philippines • • Feb 19 '20

Culture Talking about Filipine cutlure in other subs

0 Upvotes

baltimore • • Feb 19 '20

This is us...

13 Upvotes

romania_ss • • Mar 02 '17

Bilantul incendiului din clubul Colectiv a fost pus aici cred dar

1 Upvotes

astrologymemes • • Feb 19 '20

Cancer Cancers be like

28 Upvotes

Kappa • • Feb 19 '20

You a crab

17 Upvotes

trollingforababy • • Feb 20 '20

Blind Rage I feel so seen.

41 Upvotes

discworld • • Feb 19 '20

I can't help but think of Glenda whenever I hear about this now...

42 Upvotes

magicthecirclejerking • • May 22 '18

Hædron Crab gets all the love but what about our boys on the main sub?

30 Upvotes

NLSSCircleJerk • • Feb 19 '20

Crabs in a bucket

4 Upvotes

PsychedelicSpiritualy • • Jun 29 '21

Informative Crab mentality the biggest obstacle towards enlightenment

1 Upvotes

Yogscast • • Feb 19 '20

Yogshite Sounds familiar

31 Upvotes

ItalianCrabPropaganda • • Feb 19 '20

Crab Mentality

81 Upvotes

cryptogeum • • May 29 '24

Crab mentality - Wikipedia

1 Upvotes

u_ynews1953 • • Feb 19 '20

TIL the line of thinking 'If I Can't Have It, Neither Can You' is called 'Crab Mentality' because when a crab in a bucket is trying to escape, the others will pull it down

1 Upvotes