The Proposer's Constraint
In a one-time, take-it-or-leave-it bargaining scenario, a Proposer is deciding how to split $100. A purely self-interested Responder should theoretically accept any offer greater than $0. Explain why, despite this theoretical assumption, it is often not in the Proposer's best interest to offer the smallest possible amount (e.g., $1).
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