A common human pastime is comparison: “My car is better than theirs; their house is better than mine; my phone is smarter than theirs.” Through such comparison, we essentially compare ourselves with others. If we fare well in such comparison, we feel good, exulting in superiority complex. If we fare poorly, we feel bad, succumbing to inferiority complex.

Today, with technology shrinking the world, our arena for comparison has expanded from our physical...