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The thief of joy that also happens to be how the brain understands anything at all.
means The act of weighing two or more things against each other to see how they're alike or different.
from From Latin comparare, 'to pair, match, or liken,' itself built from com- ('together') and par ('equal'). So at its root, comparison is just equal-making — holding two things side by side to see if they match up. English picked it up through French in the medieval period, and it's kept the same quiet logic ever since: you can't compare anything without first lining it up against something you've decided counts as its equal.
- theodore roosevelt
- popularized comparison is the thief of joy quote
- brain default
- neuroscientists say the brain compares automatically, unconsciously
- grammar rule
- needs two items minimum, or it's just description
- social media effect
- constant comparison linked to rising anxiety rates