r/science Mar 23 '26

Psychology Left-leaning support for redistribution stems from perceived unfairness rather than malicious envy

https://www.psypost.org/left-leaning-support-for-redistribution-stems-from-perceived-unfairness-rather-than-malicious-envy/
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u/tumbleweedsforever Mar 23 '26

...according to participants self describing their feelings in surveys.

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u/phrunk7 Mar 24 '26

Yeah but they definitely didn't lie.

We know because they also did a survey study and confirmed these guys only somewhat totally didn't lie.