Comic #3431: 2014-10-09

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Title: The Ultimatum Game

Panel 1: A character with long, curly hair and glasses (likely female) speaks to two people in a casual setting. A caption reads: "There is an experiment called 'the Ultimatum Game.' Subject A, you get $100. You must offer some split to Subject B. Subject B can accept or reject. If she rejects, nobody gets any money."

Panel 2: Subject B, a character with a short haircut, responds angrily while another character looks on with concern. The caption states: "Logically, Subject B should be happy with any offer. But that doesn’t happen." The character yells, "5 bucks?! Up yours, you greedy bastard!"

Panel 3: A different character, possibly a researcher-type, addresses the situation. They say: "That was an incredibly counterintuitive result to nobody but economists."

Panel 4: The same character continues with enthusiasm: "The humans aren’t doing what the math says. The humans must be broken."

Panel 5: Another character stands next to the researcher-type, asking a question. The caption reads: "However, it is a useful sort of detection method. I offer you exactly nothing."

Panel 6: The researcher-type asks, "You’re not, by any chance, a neoclassical economist, are you?"

Panel 7: The final character looks surprised and responds, "How did you know?!"

The comic explores themes of economics, human behavior, and expectations in decision-making scenarios, all presented with humor. The characters exhibit different emotional reactions throughout the dialogue, enhancing the comic's engaging narrative.