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Re:Rank-reversal aversion may be causing more social problem... by pmoriarty on Saturday July 15, 2017 @01:41AM (#14775177)
"they know the pain, effort, and time it takes to accumulate wealth so they're loathe to take it from someone else"

Except that the scenario was explicitly designed to make clear that the wealth in question was not a result of effort but was acquired purely randomly.

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Re:Rank-reversal aversion may be causing more social problem... by unclebucknasty on Saturday July 15, 2017 @02:14AM (#14775252)
Yeah, but not sure that simple statement is enough to completely undo generations of cultural belief/experience regarding how wealth is earned.
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