I Want To Vote 0

Compared to last week’s activity, this game seemed a bit more understandable and not mysterious. I was at first lost on what to vote since I did not quite understand what we would get from voting 1 or 0. When we were told to vote, I did not think much about it and decided to just write down a number. I voted 1 because I honestly thought that voting 0 was weird. When the professor was counting the votes for 0, I was quite shocked. Many people decided to vote 0 although they knew they were choosing to have less money. Finally, those that voted 1 got $90,000. I thought that was pretty good and I just wished the money was real. Surprisingly, one of my classmates asked if we could vote again and campaigned that we all vote 0. However, I did not vote 0. This is because I am someone who does not quickly change her mind unless there is a good reason to. …show more content…
As we all know, individuals are always prone to do favors to others and expect the favors to be returned at some point. For example, if I help a dear friend of mine, I would of course expect that friend to help me as well when I need them. At that moment, an exchange is expected to take place. This is what is referred to as Social Exchange Theory. In an article posted on Changingminds.org, this theory was described as “the balance between what we put into the relationship and what we get out of it” (Changing Minds). We should sacrifice ourselves for the sake of others when it is the right thing to do and if it is beneficial to everybody. As I mentioned earlier, I may choose to help a friend by lending them money that I had saved for something I wanted to buy so bad. In that case, I am sacrificing my happiness for someone else’s happiness. However, helping my friend would make me feel better than using that money for my own pleasure. In this case, the exchange took place too because my friend got what she wanted and I also felt good about what I