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

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Jealousy *might* spur one on, but the emotion itself is negative.

Comparing/contrasting one's own situation with others' situations is more likely to inform you as to what is typical, what you might genuinely wish to work on, etc.