Envy | ContraPoints

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I have heard men say “help I’m being devoured” during sex, but to be fair I am a giant praying mantis who learned how to type

"Squidwardian" will be your most enduring contribution to the field of philosophy.

Contrapoints is so smart. I’ll never be like her. sigh Wait. OH NO.

"Also, nothing is less attractive than an envious, resentful, self-pitying person. It's beyond a personality flaw, it's a personality deformity that can ruin whatever chance at happiness you have. So in the short time that you're alive, you have to discover that which is noble in yourself and say yes to it." Sincerely, apolitically, thank you for that Natalie. It was some tough love I needed at an important point in my life.

"She's not even a lesbian, she's Lebanese. Regina got confused." Mind fucking blown

I’m a psychologist and my one of grad professors used to say “Freud was a great observer of human behavior and a terrible explainer of human behavior.”

“Human nature is a toxic person”, love that line and the way Natalie empathetically and graciously responds to the comment.

i know all of Natalie's videos are this well-researched and well-presented, but something about this one feels like the quintessential moment. the effort put in, the research, the jokes, the outfits, the sets, etc etc. love it! always come back to this one

"kids these days have it so easy" has always been a weird take to me... like, isn't that the point? aren't we, as a species, constantly working to make life better for our children? lmao

In Hmong culture it is bad manners to tell someone their baby is cute, because if you do they believe a witch will overhear you and try to steal the baby. So it's customary to tell people they have ugly babies. Never thought about it before, but there sounds like a deep cultural understanding of envy.

I find it interesting that Jameela's role in the show The Good Place is as a character who's biggest flaw, which is a central plot point, is envy of her more successful sister. I kind of expected Natalie to tie that in, it seemed like such a natural connection to make.

Where have you been all this time? How am I only finding this channel now? This is a masterpiece and you’re feeding my mind

Fun fact: I never was allowed to watch Spongebob because it was dumb and bad taste according to my mother. I was however allowed to watch Italian films about drug abuse and incest at thirteen, back when Pokemon was still “too violent”. In my last therapy session I observed how most of our sessions consisted of getting rid of the bitter, envious lense through which my mother tought me to see. It was the squidwardian gaze all along..

Rather than believing that she's on a set or in her house, I choose to believe that Natalie has actually discovered the way to bring us into her subconscious

Envy destroyed a lot of my friendships. As a foster kid, then an emancipated minor, I envied my friends because they had non-abusive families who loved them & that's all I ever wanted. Christmases I ran away to avoid the pain of seeing the kindness of families who loved eachother. My friends envied me for those trips. A best friend said she didn't care what I'd been through -it didn't matter because I got to experience things she never had/weren't likely for her. Friends built up their perception of what my life was like & chose not to see my pain. I feel so validated by this video, thank you Natalie 💜

As a transmasc who loves your videos, I've started referring to myself as a "biological female" which confuses absolutely everyone around me

The middle class white lady version of only buying small parcels of land at a time to avoid envy is to make sure to tell people "But I got it on clearance!"

The year is 2036. Originally announced in 2025, the new Contrapoints video has just dropped. It is over 54 hours long and has 62 costume changes with 41 distinct catgirl outfits. The topic is Lust, and all major video sharing sites refuse to host it out of obscenity concerns. It will go on to win an EGOT.

My husband and I recently immigrated to Mexico and the fear of envy is high here. You can walk down the street, all the buildings are dilapidated and then you go inside and are blown away by how beautiful the homes, restaurants and hotels are….