Stung less than what? What’s the baseline? The ever-Green Martian is going to tell himself that the baseline is if he went around stinging humans, and so expect praise for being so ethical.
But from the human point of view, the baseline is if this Martian never existed—in which case certainly no humans would get stung by him. So he will get no praise.
Yes, I meant less than if the green Martian was more cavalier about tickling humans.
And of course, providing value, and getting recognized for providing value, are two completely different things. Each can and do happen without the other happening.
Well, not quite. The humans really are being stung less.
Stung less than what? What’s the baseline? The ever-Green Martian is going to tell himself that the baseline is if he went around stinging humans, and so expect praise for being so ethical.
But from the human point of view, the baseline is if this Martian never existed—in which case certainly no humans would get stung by him. So he will get no praise.
Yes, I meant less than if the green Martian was more cavalier about tickling humans.
And of course, providing value, and getting recognized for providing value, are two completely different things. Each can and do happen without the other happening.