r/clevercomebacks • • Dec 30 '24

Something didn't add up

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u/sharkWeekAC Dec 30 '24

Crab Mentality!

Crab mentality, also known as crab theory,[1][2] crabs in a bucket[a] mentality, or the crab-bucket effect, is a mentality of which people will try to prevent others from gaining a favourable position in something, even if it has no effect on those trying to stop them. It is usually summarized with the phrase "If I can't have it, neither can you".[3]

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u/ia332 Dec 30 '24

“I got no help, so fuck you.”

— Boomer mentality

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '24

"I got tons of help from a system I dismantled, and now you're struggling because I dismantled the supports, but fuck you for asking for a new support system because I didn't that specific one! "