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The gap between what you deserve and what you got, loudly noticed.
means A situation or treatment that violates reasonable standards of justice or equal treatment.
from Straightforward Old English stock: 'un-' (not) plus 'fair,' which itself traces back to 'fæger,' meaning pleasing or beautiful in appearance. 'Fair' didn't pick up its justice-related sense (impartial, by the rules) until later, so 'unfairness' is really a fairly plain, workmanlike negation — the word's power comes less from exotic roots than from how often we're forced to reach for it.
- kids detect it
- toddlers spot unequal snack portions before they can talk
- brain response
- perceived unfairness activates the same regions as physical pain
- monkey study
- capuchins refuse cucumber if a peer gets grapes
- universal wiring
- even infants prefer puppets who punish unequal sharing