Very Bad Wizards Episode 18: "Boy If Life Were Only Like This" (With Joe Henrich)
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Mar 22, 2013 AI Snips
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Cultural Fairness Norms Vary
- Different cultures have distinct fairness norms shaped by their environment and societal complexity.
- Market economies promote fairness norms in anonymous transactions, unlike interpersonal fairness in close relationships.
Fairness Is Not Always Equality
- Fairness doesn't always mean equality; it depends on cultural expectations and social roles.
- Vertical hierarchies often expect lower shares for lower-status individuals, contrasting with Western equality emphasis.
Primate Inequity Aversion Is Different
- Non-human primates' reactions to unequal rewards may stem from violated expectations, not human-like fairness.
- Human inequity aversion involves more complex social fairness norms absent in monkeys.