Firstborns: Avaricious Bastards Or Supercool Exemplars Of Awesomeness?

Are firstborn children more selfish and less trusting than those born in lesser positions? That’s one interpretation of this study, in which subjects were given a “monetary unit” and asked to give some away with the understanding that they might get some back. The results? “On average, eldest siblings gave 25 per cent less ‘money’ than non-firstborns or only children.” I’m not sure what exactly this shows, but as a firstborn myself, I can offer pretty solid scientific evidence in the shape of my own personage that firstborns RULE.