Robin Dale Hanson is an American economist and author. He is associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a former research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. Hanson is known for his work on idea futures and markets, and he was involved in the crea
![“Humans who attend directly to vivid cases [of inequality] are capable of great empathy with inequality losers. They are also capable of great compassion and even a desire to help. However, we humans are also quite capable of avoiding contact and exposure that might produce such compassion, and of…” quote by Robin Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ede/robin-hanson-93317_compassion_humans-who-attend-directly-to-vivid-case_415768.png)
