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Scenario

How groups abandon justice principles when self-interest is at stake

Our housing cooperative is using rawlsian justice to revise our bylaws, but every time we get to decisions about rent or maintenance responsibilities, people start arguing about what they personally contribute rather than what would be fair from behind the veil of ignorance. We all agreed to the framework but no one wants to follow through when it might cost them.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Commitment to impartial justice often dissolves when people face concrete decisions that might disadvantage them personally.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Rawlsian justice — the thought experiment?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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