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The Proverbial Wallet plays on a very real problem in today’s world: consumers can’t control their impulses. 

The project, led by the Information Ecology group at the MIT Media Lab, involved four wallets with special features -  each one toys with “un-abstracting virtual assets” to recreate the physical feeling of  budgeting at a point of purchase.

The best one is definitely The Peacock - They not only make it grow and shrink based on your balance, but they also put it on display in order to “attract potential mates!”

Read more about the project here.

Ugh, my school. Why is it so cool?