Voting in a Group Brings Out More Envy
Splitting money alone, most people picked the fair option. Add a round of voting among 49 strangers and fairness became less about kindness, more about not letting the other person get ahead, a new study finds.
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Splitting money alone, most people picked the fair option. Add a round of voting among 49 strangers and fairness became less about kindness, more about not letting the other person get ahead, a new study finds.