Dan Ariely: How equal do we want the world to be? You'd be surprised
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The dismal science of economics is not as firmly grounded in actual behavior as was once supposed. In "Predictably Irrational," Dan Ariely told us why. Full bio
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objective in life,
være dejligt at være objektiv i livet
these color-tinted glasses
de her tonede briller
something as simple as beer.
noget så simpelt som øl.
forskellige øl at smage
on intensity and bitterness,
på intensitet og bitterhed,
different space.
forskellige pladser.
to be objective about it?
at være objektive omkring det?
it would be very simple.
det være ret simpelt.
you tasted the same beer,
smagte den samme øl,
things would look slightly different.
så ville det se noget anderledes ud.
be able to distinguish them,
skelne mellem dem,
will be Guinness.
something from their physiology?
noget af deres fysiologi?
pain medications.
smertestillende til folk.
the medications were expensive.
at medicinen var dyr.
pain medication worked better.
do change our physiology.
forandringer i vores fysiologi.
our preconceived notions
er forudbestemte meninger,
in more important questions?
med vigtigere spørgsmål?
that had to do with social justice?
omhandlede social retfærdighed?
what is the blind tasting version
hvordan blindsmagningsversionen
level of inequality we have?
af ulighed, vi har?
do we want to have?
af ulighed ønsker vi?
the poorest on the right
de fattigste til højre
the next 20 percent,
and the richest 20 percent.
how much wealth do you think
vise mig, hvor meget velstand,
hver af disse grupper.
imagine I ask you to tell me,
forestil jer, at det var
is concentrated
and have a number.
og vælg et tal.
have a real number in your mind.
et rigtigt tal klar.
of Americans tell us.
amerikanere siger til os.
has 58 percent of the wealth.
omkring 58 % af velstanden.
to what you thought.
relaterer til det, I troede.
has 0.1 percent of the wealth.
has 0.2 percent of the wealth.
has 84-85 percent of the wealth.
har 84-85 % af velstanden.
and what we think we have
og hvad, vi tror, vi har,
the philosopher John Rawls.
of what's a just society.
hvad et retfærdigt samfund er.
retfærdigt samfund
you knew everything about it,
vidste alt omkring det,
to enter it in a random place.
komme ind i det et vilkårligt sted.
you might want the wealthy
måske have de rige
want more equality.
måske mere lighed.
to go into that society
and you don't know,
og man ikke ved hvilken,
overveje alle aspekter.
in which you don't know
hvor man ikke ved,
when you make a decision,
når man tager en beslutning,
the "veil of ignorance."
a large group of Americans,
en stor gruppe af amerikanere,
in the veil of ignorance.
om uvidenhedens slør:
that would make you want to join it,
der ville få dig til at tilslutte dig det,
randomly at any place?
hvilket som helst sted i det?
to the first group,
til den første gruppe,
about 10 percent of the wealth.
ca. 10 % af velstanden.
wanted full equality.
ønskede fuld ligestilling.
is a fantastic idea in our sample.
at socialisme er en fantastisk ide.
and what we think we have,
og hvad vi tror vi har,
between what we think is right
mellem hvad vi mener er rigtigt,
by the way, not just about wealth.
omkring økonomisk velstand.
from different parts of the world
fra forskellige dele af verden
the same answer.
they gave us the same answer,
de gav os det samme svar.
Australia, the U.S. --
Australien, USA -
departments of a university.
afdelinger på et universitet.
almost every department,
næsten hver eneste afdeling,
to have more and the [poor] to have less,
skulle have mere og de rigeste mindre,
to Harvard Business School.
på Harvard Business School.
about something else.
omkring noget andet.
of CEO pay to unskilled workers?
tørers løn og de ufaglærte arbejderes.
people think is the ratio,
troede forholdet var.
what do they think should be the ratio?
mente forholdet burde være.
well, it's not that bad, right?
at det er da ikke så slemt, vel?
are not that different.
I didn't draw them on the same scale.
har tegnet dem på den samme skala.
and blue in there.
gult og blåt derinde.
of prescription medication?
af receptpligtig medicin?
what we learned was that people
lærte vi, at folk
which is an outcome of wealth,
hvilket er et resultat af velstand,
in health or education.
helbred eller uddannelse.
are particularly open
when it comes to people
når det kommer til folk, der
til at klare sig selv -
as responsible for their situation.
ansvarlige for deres situation.
and we have a desirability gap
en ønskekløft.
is something that we think about,
differently about inequality
anderledes om ulighed
in terms of health, education,
i relation til helbred, uddannelse,
about what we really want?
anderledes omkring, hvad de virkelig vil have?
the Rawls way of looking at the world,
out of the picture.
to a higher degree
and actually do something about it?
gjort noget ved de her ting?
is to think about people
er at tænke på folk
that don't have much agency,
dårligere kan klare sig selv,
more willing to do this.
er mere villige til at gøre det.
next time you go to drink beer or wine,
gang I går ud og drikker øl eller vin,
in your experience that is real,
del af jeres oplevelse, der er virkelig,
that is a placebo effect
for other decisions in your life,
for andre beslutninger i jeres liv
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dan Ariely - Behavioral economistThe dismal science of economics is not as firmly grounded in actual behavior as was once supposed. In "Predictably Irrational," Dan Ariely told us why.
Why you should listen
Dan Ariely is a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University and a founding member of the Center for Advanced Hindsight. He is the author of the bestsellers Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The Honest Truth About Dishonesty -- as well as the TED Book Payoff: The Hidden Logic that Shapes Our Motivations.
Through his research and his (often amusing and unorthodox) experiments, he questions the forces that influence human behavior and the irrational ways in which we often all behave.
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