Does jealously have value in driving humans to improve themselves or is it a purely negative emotion?

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mariannezap · 31-35, F

I guess there can be two types of jealousy. One is based around something you want, it inspires you to improve something to either get whatever or to that level. The next is just anger that they aren't given everything they want, so they crave pity.