This looks like a violation of the sense of fairness (“I have worked so hard to get where I am today and they get the same thing for free”), something that is not unique to humans, probably compounded by the affect heuristic (a quick emotional judgment that this perceived unfairness has a negative effect).
it seems reasonable that the farther removed you are from the affected level, the less likely you are to find the situation unfair.
it seems reasonable that the farther removed you are from the affected level, the less likely you are to find the situation unfair.
It is remarkably easy to get oneself worked up over other people’s unfairness even when it dosen’t effect you, as long as the person over whom you are getting upset is in some sense your rival.
This looks like a violation of the sense of fairness (“I have worked so hard to get where I am today and they get the same thing for free”), something that is not unique to humans, probably compounded by the affect heuristic (a quick emotional judgment that this perceived unfairness has a negative effect).
it seems reasonable that the farther removed you are from the affected level, the less likely you are to find the situation unfair.
It is remarkably easy to get oneself worked up over other people’s unfairness even when it dosen’t effect you, as long as the person over whom you are getting upset is in some sense your rival.
I agree, and that seems to describe the original situation better.