George puts a dollar in the tip jar at the pizzeria, but the counterman’s head was turned and he didn’t see it. George laments that it cost him a dollar, but he got no credit for it. His altruism is not pure—he gets utility not from giving, but from getting credit for giving.
Concepts: altruism incentives utility
Source: Seinfeld
Season: 7
Disc: 4
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