Does working hard really make you a good person? | Azim Shariff
TED Business
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The Relationship Between Effort and Morality
We're all trying to surround ourselves with people who will help us out in the pinch. As a result, inequality which makes you a better cooperation partner is seen as a moral quality. The evolutionary psychologists call this partner choice. It's why you're more likely to donate to your friend who pledges to run a marathon for cancer research than your other friend who pledged to watch a sex in the city marathon on TV.
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