this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2025
195 points (98.0% liked)

science

20737 readers
816 users here now

A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.

rule #1: be kind

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
m3t00@lemmy.world
Joleee@lemmy.world
laverabe@lemmy.world
DeadPand@midwest.social
laverabe@lemmy.zip
195
Fairness is what the powerful ‘can get away with’ study shows: The willingness of those in power to act fairly depends on how easily others can collectively push back against unfair treatment (www.staffs.ac.uk)
submitted 3 days ago by Pro@mander.xyz to c/science@lemmy.world
2 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] jwt@programming.dev 25 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

"Fairness is what the powerful ‘can get away with"

Or alternatively: 'The powerful will act unfair, provided they can get away with it'.
The word 'fair' does not need redefining.