mechanism
Original: mechanism on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1
Man (calmly, gesturing): I see we disagree on dinner options. No problem. First, I require each family member to submit a bid expressing his or her valuation of his or her preferred dinner option. We will then determine the difference--
Woman (interrupting, exasperated): No! No! YOU pick! Forget it! GOD!
Caption (below panel): Introducing the Vickrey-Clarke-Groves-Weinersmith mechanism, in which you use a Vickrey-Clarke-Groves mechanism until everyone gives up and just does what you want.
Votey:
The man's face in close-up, smiling smugly.
Man: See, you revealed your preference immediately!
Man (calmly, gesturing): I see we disagree on dinner options. No problem. First, I require each family member to submit a bid expressing his or her valuation of his or her preferred dinner option. We will then determine the difference--
Woman (interrupting, exasperated): No! No! YOU pick! Forget it! GOD!
Caption (below panel): Introducing the Vickrey-Clarke-Groves-Weinersmith mechanism, in which you use a Vickrey-Clarke-Groves mechanism until everyone gives up and just does what you want.
Votey:
The man's face in close-up, smiling smugly.
Man: See, you revealed your preference immediately!
Alt text
A man calmly explains to an exasperated woman that to settle a dinner-choice disagreement he requires each family member to submit a bid expressing their valuation of their preferred option, so they can determine the difference. The woman throws up her hands and yells, "No! No! YOU pick! Forget it! GOD!" The caption introduces the "Vickrey-Clarke-Groves-Weinersmith mechanism," in which you use a Vickrey-Clarke-Groves mechanism until everyone gives up and just does what you want. In the votey, a close-up of the man's smug smiling face as he says, "See, you revealed your preference immediately!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.