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Did anybody understand where Margaret Levi got this? "Indeed, the expectation of reciprocity can both reduce and even undermine altruism." Surely expectation
by internaut 10y ago
Did anybody understand where Margaret Levi got this?
"Indeed, the expectation of reciprocity can both reduce and even undermine altruism."
Surely expectation of reciprocity would make the reciprocal loop stronger, not weaker.
- internaut 10y agoI spoke to the author and she said: "You are right that there is lot of evidence that the expectation of reciprocity strengthens the loop, but there is also evidence that non-cooperators can take advantage of that expectation and ultimately weaken the loop; they break the virtuous circle of trust and trustworthiness. The sentence you cite signals the possibility of such conditions." Which makes sense of course, parasitism is definitely a failure mode.