Yep I agree this explains a lot of the psychological bias. Probably alongside the fact that humans have a greater capacity to feel pain/discomfort than pleasure. And also perhaps the r/k-selection thing where humans are more risk-averse/have greater responses to threat-like stimuli because new individuals are harder to create.
Also probably punishing cruelty/causing harm in society is more conducive to long-term societal flourishing than punishing a general lack of generosity. And so group selection favors suffering-focused ethical intuitions.
Yep I agree this explains a lot of the psychological bias. Probably alongside the fact that humans have a greater capacity to feel pain/discomfort than pleasure. And also perhaps the r/k-selection thing where humans are more risk-averse/have greater responses to threat-like stimuli because new individuals are harder to create.
Also probably punishing cruelty/causing harm in society is more conducive to long-term societal flourishing than punishing a general lack of generosity. And so group selection favors suffering-focused ethical intuitions.