Day 4,358: Doot Doot

Today’s fine distinction is Envy vs. Jealousy.

A good one! Envy is wanting something that one does not have, something that someone else has. I envy that person’s car.

Jealousy is the desire for others not to have something (or someone) you possess. “I don’t want you to go out tonight with your friends.” “Stop being jealous!”

So…envy is the desire to possess. Jealousy is the desire to keep, to protect, to deny others from.

The book makes a note, however, that in practical usage, Jeal...