Comic #4416: loss-aversion

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Panel 1:

Person 1: "Great news, kids! I’m implementing a loss-aversion allowance system."

Panel 2:

Person 1: "Instead of giving you five dollars each week during which you were good, you will start each week with the potential for five dollars."

Panel 3:

Person 1: "Every time you disobey me or talk back, you will lose a dollar from your potential total."

Panel 4:

Person 1: "Here’s the best part! Humans care more about losing a dollar than gaining one. So, you’ll probably behave far better while getting less money!"

Panel 5:

Person 2: "Your systematic biases are your undoing!"

Panel 6:

Person 3: "I’m gonna misbehave five times immediately. Then you will have no power."

Panel 7:

Person 1: "But that’s irrational!"

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