HipstersAndMainstreamersS

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breed [hipsters hipster]
breed [mainstreams mainstream]
hipsters-own [style]
mainstreams-own [style]
globals [hipsterPop plusOnes minusOnes]

to setup
  ca
  set hipsterPop random popSize
  create-hipsters hipsterPop [set shape "square" setxy random-xcor random-ycor set style -1]
  create-mainstreams (popSize - hipsterPop) [set shape "circle" setxy random-xcor random-ycor set style 1]
  color-turtles
  reset-ticks
end 

to color-turtles
  ask turtles [if-else style = -1 [set color red] [set color blue]]
end 

to go
  consider-changing-style
  color-turtles
  tick
end 

to consider-changing-style
  set plusOnes  count turtles with [style = 1]
  set minusOnes count turtles with [style = -1]
  let avg (plusOnes - minusOnes) / popSize
  ask hipsters      [if ( avg > 0 [set style -1] if ( avg < 0 [set style 1]]
  ask mainstreams   [if ( avg < 0 [set style -1] if ( avg > 0 [set style 1]]
end

There is only one version of this model, created almost 11 years ago by Dan Ryan.

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HipstersAndMainstreamersS.png	preview	Preview for 'HipstersAndMainstreamersS'	almost 11 years ago, by Dan Ryan	Download

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