"Despite my privileged upbringing, I'm actually quite well-balanced. I have a chip on both shoulders. "

       K. Hampton mentioned the movie A Beautiful Mind which I've seen about 3 or 4 times. I knew it was the story of John Nash but every time I've watched the movie, the focus has been on the schizophrenic aspect. For example, we watched the movie in my health class and my psychology class in high school. I just kind of voided all of the economic stuff. Actually, I'm going to be honest, I didn't even know it WAS economics, I thought it was just math or something. If you haven't seen the movie, you should check out this clip which actually explains a lot of what we've been discussing in class.

So, gentleman (and ladies too, I suppose), next time you're trying to pick up someone at a bar, remember Nash Equilibrium.

The thing that bothers me about this example, is that at the end, the blond is just standing there. I feel like if it the situation had really reached Nash Equilibrium, all parties involved would have reached a solution. While each of the blonde's friends find a partner, the blond doesn't en up with anyone. I feel like in non-movie-world, the blond and her friends would stick together until either:

1.) all of them had a partner

or

2.) all of them rejected the guys 

To me, that seems like the REAL Nash Equilibrium in this example.

Jessica Kelly

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