🎲 The Prisoner's Dilemma of Digital Services
In game theory, the best outcomes occur when all players cooperate. These terms establish our
"Nash Equilibrium" - a state where both you and we benefit maximally by following simple, fair rules.
Unlike the classic Prisoner's Dilemma, our game is designed for mutual winning.
The Social Contract: What We're Really Agreeing To
🤝 Your Part (The User)
- Use the wheel for decisions, not deception
- Respect others' right to randomness
- Don't try to break things
- Have fun with uncertainty
🎯 Our Part (The Service)
- Provide truly random results
- Keep the wheel spinning
- Protect your privacy
- Never judge your decisions
The Reciprocity Principle: Robert Cialdini's research shows humans have a deep-seated urge
to return favors. We provide free, unlimited spins. You provide responsible usage. It's behavioral economics at its finest.
The Acceptance Paradox
🔄 Schrödinger's Agreement
By using our service, you've both accepted and not accepted these terms - until observed (read). This quantum
superposition collapses into acceptance through the psychological principle of "Implied Consent through Behavior."
Your spin is your signature.
Rule 1: The Fairness Doctrine (Behavioral Economics)
⚖️ Equal Probability, Equal Opportunity
The "Ultimatum Game" in economics shows people prefer fairness over maximum personal gain. Our wheels use
cryptographically secure randomness to ensure every option has the exact probability you'd expect. No weighted
dice here - unless you explicitly set weights yourself.
The Just-World Hypothesis: People need to believe the world is fair. Our random selections
satisfy this psychological need by being demonstrably, mathematically fair.
💡 Behavioral Insight: The "Gambler's Fallacy" makes people think past spins affect future ones.
They don't. Each spin is independent, like your free will.
Rule 2: The Non-Maleficence Principle (Do No Harm)
🛡️ Psychological Safety First
Based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, safety comes before self-actualization. You agree not to use our
wheels for:
- Harmful decisions: That could hurt yourself or others
- Illegal activities: The wheel doesn't make crime random, it's still crime
- Manipulation: Using randomness to exploit others' cognitive biases
- Spam or abuse: The Tragedy of the Commons applies to digital resources too
Rule 3: The Cognitive Load Agreement
Normal Use
Spin for decisions
✅ Everyone wins
Overload
1000 spins/second
❌ Service breaks
Hacking
Try to predict
😅 Good luck with quantum randomness
Rule 4: The Ownership Illusion (Property Rights)
🎨 The Endowment Effect
Behavioral economics shows people overvalue what they own (Endowment Effect). Here's the reality check:
- Your decisions: 100% yours
- Your wheel configurations: Yours to share
- The wheel code: Ours (but inspired by centuries of wheel technology)
- The concept of randomness: Belongs to the universe
The IKEA Effect: People value things more when they help create them. That's why you can
customize your wheels - it makes the decision feel more "yours."
Rule 5: The Attention Economy Opt-Out
🎯 The Attention Rebellion: While others harvest your attention for profit, we respect the
scarcity of your cognitive resources. No ads. No pop-ups. No "engagement metrics." Just decisions.
The Liability Limitation (Risk Psychology)
🎰 The Fundamental Attribution Error
Psychology shows people attribute their successes to skill and failures to luck. With our wheel, it's ALL luck.
Therefore:
- Great outcome? The wheel's randomness aligned with the universe
- Bad outcome? Still the wheel's randomness (not our fault)
- Life-changing decision? Maybe use multiple decision-making methods
Legal translation: We're not responsible for your decisions. The wheel is a tool, like a
coin flip with more options. Use wisdom alongside randomness.
🤔 The Paradox of Choice Resolution
Barry Schwartz proved too many choices make us unhappy. We resolve this by making ONE choice for you.
Ironically, removing choice (through randomness) increases satisfaction. You can't regret what you didn't choose.
The Modification Protocol (Change Blindness)
🔄 The Consistency Principle
Change blindness is real - people often don't notice gradual changes. We won't exploit this. Any significant
changes to these terms will be announced like a circus barker with a megaphone. Check the "Last Updated" date
below.
The Dispute Resolution Game
🏛️ The Ultimatum Game of Conflict
If we disagree, let's be civilized. The Nash Equilibrium for dispute resolution:
- Communication: Email us like rational humans
- Negotiation: Find a win-win (Pareto optimal) solution
- Arbitration: Let a neutral third party decide
- Random selection: When in doubt, spin a wheel (seriously)
The Termination Clause (Loss Aversion)
💔 The Break-Up Psychology: Loss aversion means people hate losing more than they enjoy winning.
Good news: You can't lose what's free. Stop using the wheel anytime. No hard feelings. No exit fees. No
manipulation through sunk cost fallacy.
Age and Capacity (Developmental Psychology)
👶 The Cognitive Development Consideration
Piaget's stages of development suggest children understand randomness differently than adults. Our service
is designed to be safe for all ages because:
- No data collection means no COPPA concerns
- No accounts means no age verification needed
- No social features means no stranger danger
- Just pure, innocent randomness
The Wisdom of Crowds Clause
The Aggregation Principle: James Surowiecki showed that crowds make better decisions than
individuals. Every spin contributes to our anonymous analytics, helping us understand how humanity makes
decisions. You're part of something bigger - a global decision-making experiment.
The Governing Law (Social Proof)
⚖️ The Legitimacy Principle
These terms are governed by the principles of:
- Common sense
- The Golden Rule (reciprocal altruism in evolutionary psychology)
- United States law (because servers need a jurisdiction)
- The universal laws of probability
🎯 The Meta-Game: Why These Terms Exist
Game theory shows that stating rules explicitly leads to better outcomes than implicit assumptions. These
terms aren't legal armor - they're a communication tool. They set expectations using psychological principles
everyone intuitively understands.
The real agreement: We'll provide random decisions. You'll use them responsibly. Both parties
benefit from the reduction in decision fatigue and the addition of fun to choice-making.
🌀 The Final Paradox
By reading this far, you've shown more commitment to understanding terms of service than 99.9% of internet
users (a real statistic from research). This makes you a statistical outlier. Congratulations on defeating
the "Terms of Service Blindness" cognitive bias. Your reward? The knowledge that we actually care about
the psychology behind our agreement.
📧 Contact Through Behavioral Channels:
Email: legal@spinwiththewheel.com
Response time: Faster than System 2 thinking (48 hours)
Communication style: Human, not legalese
Last updated: January 2024
Readability level: Actually enjoyable ✨
Legal validity: 100% ⚖️
Psychological insights: Priceless 🧠