Why would people, even friends, try to keep you “in your place”? Animals and humans are wired to be status conscious. Groups of crabs will quite literally pull down any member who tries to escape a trap or a bucket, relegating the whole group to certain death. Psychologists and sociologists call this phenomenon the “crab pot syndrome.” Among humans, members of a group will attempt to negate the importance of any member who achieves success beyond the success of others.
