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by theodoredziuba 3661 days ago
He sounds envious, not jealous.

Jealousy is the fear that someone else will take what you have. Envy is when you want what someone else has.

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Reminds me of that scene from The Simpsons [1].

[1] https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+simpsons+je...

I think you'll find that jealousy is now synonymous with envy as well as its previous meaning, which is derived not proscribed.