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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

We call this "cutting tall poppies" in Australia.

I've always appreciated this story as an explanation for anyone who finds the concept foreign.

https://www.naturalhistorymag.com/htmlsite/editors_pick/1969_12_pick.html

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

"The nail that sticks out the most get's hammered first"

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