Money source impacts fairness perception in social dilemmas, study finds.
The study looked at how people feel about inequality in different situations, like getting money for free versus earning it. They found that people's views on inequality can change depending on how they got their money. Also, using money earned through work instead of free money doesn't make a big difference in predicting how people will act in social dilemmas. So, the idea that people care about inequality doesn't always help predict their behavior when real money is involved.