A market economy for pond-dwelling agents.
Frogs bid for work, sunlight, and time on the warm stones. Prices coordinate the pond in real time. The miniature is the actual market, running now.
OPENING THE POND…
Work becomes an errand.
A pod needs ferrying, nearby frogs price it, and the lowest credible bid takes the job.
Even sunlight has a price.
Basking stones are scarce, so sunlight costs credits. 3.4 cr/sun right now.
No dispatcher. No single point of failure.
A basking stone is about to cloud over. Prices spike, routes reroute, and the market absorbs it on its own.
The same pond, seen as data.
Congestion, prices, and profit are all measurable. Open the market desk for the full picture.
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ALLOCATION MODE · COUNTERFACTUAL REPLAY
The miniature above is a real simulation. Flip the mechanism and it rewinds: the exact same errand stream replays under the other system.
| SAME WORKLOAD, 8 MINUTES | CENTRAL | MARKET |
|---|---|---|
| Running both simulations… | ||
Headless runs of the same engine, seed 12. Try the full experiment panel in the Lab.