Altruism
The three articles assigned were very captivating reads. The political climate today leads to many outcries of unfairness in our society, whether that be related to financial unfairness (income inequality, for example) or social unfairness (police brutality maybe?). I would say that in general, people look out for themselves. Although I understand this innate characteristic (it could be argued that this is an evolutionary trait, as it’s seen in the chimpanzee study from the first article) I’ve always found it odd. Are material objects, that have no meaning other than arbitrary value we place on it, more important than human connections and relationships? Is having 3 marbles better than making a friend with whom you could play marbles with? I think this is a bizarre way to look at things, but I wanted to mention it for the purposes of having it on my blog. I do think that someone with more to give is more likely to do so, as they have more leeway with their income. In terms of...