I think the main point in that regard is that the study doesn’t distinguish between punishing cooperators because they are cooperators and punishing cooperators as a proxy for punishing punishers.
I, as well as some commenters on this thread, feel that the former phenomenon may exist, but yeah, it’s based on feelings and folk wisdom. It may also well be that if given identity of punishers the players would punish punishers and leave non-punishing cooperators alone.
What does this have to do with Tall Poppy Syndrome? Since the people who engage in Tall Poppy Syndrome don’t punish any cooperators in this game, the distinction doesn’t matter. If you expected them to do so in this game, it directly falsifies your expectations and there is something very different to learn from it.
I think the main point in that regard is that the study doesn’t distinguish between punishing cooperators because they are cooperators and punishing cooperators as a proxy for punishing punishers.
I, as well as some commenters on this thread, feel that the former phenomenon may exist, but yeah, it’s based on feelings and folk wisdom. It may also well be that if given identity of punishers the players would punish punishers and leave non-punishing cooperators alone.
What does this have to do with Tall Poppy Syndrome? Since the people who engage in Tall Poppy Syndrome don’t punish any cooperators in this game, the distinction doesn’t matter. If you expected them to do so in this game, it directly falsifies your expectations and there is something very different to learn from it.
Sorry, I’ve replied to a wrong thread.