I think the study set a cutoff that is too low. It'd be great to be looking at the richest and the poorest for symmetry reasons. I've always nursed the idea th

I think the study set a cutoff that is too low. It'd be great to be looking at the richest and the poorest for symmetry reasons. I've always nursed the idea that the only people who don't "care" about money are the extremes of wealth distribution; the wealthiest for there is too much, the paupers for there's too little. Anyone in-between cares because marginal utility makes sense. In other words, is it not legitimate to interpret the study showing that egalitarianism being most shared amongst the poor as follows: we want equality the most when we're at the bottom, not so much so when we're at a relative top. A less optimistic view about human nature, but I think it's safe not to dismiss incentives and self interest in these studies.