The psychology of relative state, desperation and violence: a commentary on de Courson et al. (2023).

The article focuses on a commentary by Pat Barclay and Sandeep Mishra discussing a recent paper by de Courson et al. The paper explores the psychology of relative state and violence, offering insights into the incentives for violence in society based on agent-based fitness modeling. It summarizes the model's findings, reviews the evidence linking the psychology of relative state to deprivation and speculates on the policy implications of the model for addressing violence and inequality.