About The Dollar Experiment
What Is This?
"The Dollar Experiment" is a transparent social psychology experiment designed to explore collective human behavior and curiosity in the age of artificial intelligence.
How It Works
Simple concept: You contribute $1 and purely to satisfy your curiosity about how many others have made the same choice. You do not receive any product or service, but you are satisfying your curiosity.
What you get: After payment, you learn exactly how many people chose $1. That's it. No physical products, no digital goods, no ongoing services.
Why it matters: In a world where AI algorithms predict and optimize our every decision, this celebrates the beautifully irrational, unpredictable aspects of human nature that resist algorithmic explanation.
Complete Transparency
This is explicitly an experiment. We're not hiding the psychological nature of what we're doing. You are simultaneously a participant and a researcher.
Your data: We collect minimal information—only your contribution amount, timestamp, and payment details for legal compliance. No personal information is stored or shared.
The money: Contributions fund the experiment's operation and may support future curiosity-driven projects. This is not a charity and contributions are not tax-deductible.
Your Rights
You have the right to know exactly what you're participating in (hence this page), to understand our data practices, and to make an informed decision about whether your curiosity is worth it.
Ready?
Now that you understand the experiment, the question remains:
How many people paid $1 to see how many people paid $1?