i asked claude to make me a simulation after reading something
“Imagine a room full of 100 people with 100 dollars each. With every tick of the clock, every person with money gives a dollar to one randomly chosen other person. After some time progresses, how will the money be distributed?”
Source: When Random People Give Money To Random Other People by Jordan Ellenberg
Generation: 0
Mean: $0.00
Median: $0
Max: $0
Broke: 0 people
Players who reach $0 are eliminated and can no longer participate
Even with fair, random transfers, wealth inequality emerges naturally