2014-12-29
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2014-12-29 |
Title text: 2014-12-29 |
Votey[edit]
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- In economics, there is a concept called 'dollar auction."
- You auction a dollar. The winner and runner-up both pay the amount that they bid for
- The dollar.
- This leads to a surprising result.
- I've bid 99 cents, and he's bid $1.00. So if I give up, I lose 99 cents. But, if I bid $1.01, and win, I only lose a cent. So. I should keep
- Bidding
- The point of the concept is to illostrate that rational choices can lead to irrational behavior.
- Ifi lose, I'm out infinity dollars. But if I win, I'm only out infinity-minus-one
- Dollars.
- But sometimes I wonder about its applications in real life.
- I'll wait for my spouse to calloff the marriage. That'll be easier.
- smbc-comics.com
Votey Transcript[edit]
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- Economics: Surprised that people are dumb since 1848.
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