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I.e., men might be more likely to try to solicit admiration, simply because in their model that's more likely to be forthcoming; they perhaps think less about the possibility of other people being happy for them? (Very unsure of all this.)
Incidentally, this is one reason I was happy moving to the US. Australian culture is not good at celebrating people's successes in a healthy way. There's even a common term for this phenomenon: "tall poppy syndrome". The US is much better about this, IMO.
i wonder if there isn’t a selection effect comingling with national difference. mb “tall poppy syndrome” is really short poppy syndrome, people who perceive themselves as more troubled and less successful may have a more mixed response to “bragging” than the also successful?
Gini estimates for the US are about 10 points higher than for Australia (and that matches my subjective impression - Aus seems to have far more equality than the US). That seems counter to what your suggestion implies?
Interesting. I've seen studies that showed men are more likely to attribute their successes to their own skills while women will say they got help, lucky, etc. Not sure if that stands.
Same for Eastern Europe: you literally can't discuss your success publicly, you have to wait for others to do it for you. In the UK people can announce their achievements, and tbh it feels good & honest - we can be happy for them and our community.
the flipside to that is in the US I've always felt people oversell their ability, 'fake it until you make it'
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