Hey @leaky20

I am very pleased to hear you liked this post :)

Thank you for pointing out the social-functions of emotions here. This is a very relevant observation which becomes all the more clear when one analyses it from the evolutionary perspective.

I found the observation you made here regarding evaluation of deserved-ness particularly interesting. I wonder if this sort of perception : the individual believes that the other person earned their superior position and they deserve it correlates with certain personality traits?

I shall look into this (one day when I have time).

I would like to thank you for pointing out Reeve's book to me :)
PS: I love your 'rambles'.

I wish you a great week ahead.
All the best.