Crabs in the bucket

[Soundbwoy]

Crab mentality, also known as crab theory, crabs in a bucket (also barrel, basket, or pot) mentality, or the crab-bucket effect, is a way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you".The metaphor is derived from a pattern of behavior noted in crabs when they are trapped in a bucket. While any one crab could easily escape, its efforts will be undermined by others, ensuring the group's collective demise.

A teacher was having a conversation with her students about the meaning of the quote and one of the students said “ The bucket is not the crabs natural habitat how do you expect them to behave” and I’ve never thought of it that way

 

[Louisville Slugz]

Crabs aren't supposed to be in a bucket

 

[MajesticLion]

"Natural habitat" is irrelevant. The aphorism isn't about bucket nor crab.

It's about the ability to adapt.

 

[Take It In Blood]

 

[cyndaquil]

The point is stop pulling each other down...

 

[Tom Foolery]

Props for posting this Classic.

 

[Luke Cage]

The point is stop pulling each other down...

You mean this literally?

or do you mean stop not dikk riding successful black people or disagreeing with their shytty takes?

Alot of thecoli gets the two things confused.

 

[Blankthawtz]

Hook & Reel got some good ass crab legs.....

 

[cyndaquil]

You mean this literally?

or do you mean stop not dikk riding successful black people or disagreeing with their shytty takes?

Alot of thecoli gets the two things confused.

The double negatives in your second option have me confused can you reiterate that for me breh?

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

Deep bruh

 

[Luke Cage]

The double negatives in your second option have me confused can you reiterate that for me breh?

It's technically a triple negative if you include this rep.

 

[EARFQUAKE]

It's technically a triple negative if you include this rep.

Lmao

 

[cyndaquil]

It's technically a triple negative if you include this rep.

Why did you neg me? I just wanted clarification you fukking crab in a bucket

 

[Luke Cage]

Why did you neg me? I just wanted clarification you fukking crab in a bucket

You threw a perfect lob, i had to finish the oop.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

"Natural habitat" is irrelevant. The aphorism isn't about bucket nor crab.

It's about the ability to adapt.

the point