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Two Monkeys Were Paid Unequally: Excerpt from Frans de Waal's TED Talk

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What it is

A short excerpt from Frans de Waal's TED talk showing a capuchin monkey fairness experiment in which two monkeys are paid unequally, one with cucumber and one with grapes. The shortchanged monkey reacts angrily.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN uses it again and again as shorthand for the idea that resentment of unfair pay and inequality is built into primates, including us.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “This is the video that explains the best”

    Explains natural morality in capuchin monkeys

    acqq, 2019-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Life of Brian at 40: an assertion of individual freedom that still resonates”

  2. “There's a nice video from a psychological experiment that illustrates it”

    Experiment showing primate aversion to inequality

    Qem, 2024-05 · Recommendation · in “The Age of Rage: Why Are People Are So Angry?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: capuchin monkeys, inequity aversion, frans de waal, morality, animal behavior

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