Comment by rovingEngine

For those looking for more support (or criticism) for this way of thinking, the reasoning behind the priority view is quite similar to John Rawls’ arguments that people would adopt a maximin (making the least good outcome as good as possible) strategy when behind the “veil of ignorance” (imagining setting up a society in which you don’t know how advantaged or disadvantaged you’ll be). Here’s more: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/original-position/