Behavioral Economics & Psychological Utility Model

Prosocial Value Shift Simulator

Quantitatively modeling psychological trade-offs, hedonic adaptation decay, and altruistic satisfaction. Grounded in Hirotaka Saito’s real-world re-allocation of luxury assets (Ferrari) into animal trauma rescue shelter operations.

Grounded Scenarios:

Resource Flow & Balance Scale Physics

Tilt:
Hedonic Status Chamber: 0
Prosocial Purpose Chamber: 0
100% Luxury Assets 100% Shelter Mission

Physics Mechanics: The central seesaw tilts dynamically based on real-time particle weight accumulation. Tipped angles redirect incoming capital spheres into competing reservoirs.

Psychological Weighting Sliders Subjective Utility Factors

0.80

Socio-economic prestige gain from luxury assets (e.g. Ferrari).

0.90

Intrinsic utility derived from alleviating animal/trauma suffering.

$250,000

Monetary capital unlocked via luxury asset sale.

0.75

Executive burnout & existential misalignment in baseline state.

Baseline SWB
0.82
Hedonic status utility
Post-Shift SWB
1.94
Prosocial purpose utility
Crossover Year
3.2 Yrs
Purpose overtakes status
Net Fulfillment
+136.5%
20-Year cumulative SWB gain

20-Year Subjective Well-Being (SWB) Trajectory

Model Horizon: 20 Years
Prosocial reallocation yields a +136.5% long-term utility boost, crossing hedonic baseline status at Year 3.2.
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