Have you ever heard of crab theory? It’s a human behaviour that mirrors the behaviour of crabs in a bucket, where one crab tries to crawl out, only to be pulled down by the other crabs. In short, it describes people trying to prevent others from gaining a favourable experience, even if attaining such an experience would not directly impact those trying to stop them. Everyone’s in the same bucket.
The older people of London are becoming crabs. Having experienced the fun side of London in their 20s, they are now intent on destroying it for everyone else, even if doing so will dramatically alter the appeal, culture and energy of their own city. They are dragging us all down to the bottom of the bucket.
