But this assumes that our income relative to the income of others does not matter. On the contrary, psychological studies invariably show that people care not only about their absolute income, but also about where they stand in the social pyramid and whether their position is fair.
但这种观点假定我们与他人比较的相对收入无关紧要。相反，心理学研究无一例外地表明人们并不只是看重他们的绝对收入，也看重他们在社会金字塔上的位置以及这一位置是否公平。