Yeah, I saw that earlier today, and it made sense to me, too. My gut reaction to the quoted example was that only a 50-50 split was acceptable, which fits right in with the psychological drive for “fairness.” But when I thought about it logically, the question shouldn’t really be “am I getting the same as everyone else” (even if it’s $0), but “am I getting more than I otherwise would.” If you ask the second question, getting $10 is better than getting $0, no matter how much other other guy gets.
Yeah, I saw that earlier today, and it made sense to me, too. My gut reaction to the quoted example was that only a 50-50 split was acceptable, which fits right in with the psychological drive for “fairness.” But when I thought about it logically, the question shouldn’t really be “am I getting the same as everyone else” (even if it’s $0), but “am I getting more than I otherwise would.” If you ask the second question, getting $10 is better than getting $0, no matter how much other other guy gets.
“I saw that earlier today”
Well, yeah, you shared it through google reader and I posted the link without attribution. Sorry! I was rushing.
(Also, I wasn’t sure how to do a hat tip when there was no where to link for the specific reference)
Oh, no worries about attribution. I thought you read Techdirt anyway.