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The old zero-sum mentality. If others' happiness decrease, theirs goes up in comparison, because obviously there's a rigid societal hierarchy and they must force others down to stay higher up.
I remember hearing about a study years ago where people were basically asked (IIRC) would they rather earn $80k a year while all their F+F earned $70k, or $90k with their F+F earning $100k? A significant minority chose the former, which just fucking sums up the desire to be perceived as 'better' trumps actual tangible benefits.