A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but the work commute of every person in the world, whatever it is, increases in time by 5%. Do you press the button?
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but it costs your country's government 1 million dollars.
How many times do you press the button?
- 0 times27.1%
- 1-100 times32.4%
- 100-some large number23.6%
- Until no more money left16.9%
945 votesFinal results
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but 50 dollars is drained from your bank account/investments/savings. How many times do you press the button?
- 0 times19.5%
- 1-100 times47.1%
- 101-some large number13.3%
- Until no more money left20.1%
911 votesFinal results
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but ambient gender roles across the globe revert to the norms of 1950's America. Do you press the button?
- Yes47.8%
- No52.2%
1,040 votesFinal results
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but all food for the rest of humankind now tastes 10% less flavorful. Do you press the button?
- Yes35%
- No65%
998 votesFinal results
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but every human being that ever exists until the end of time gets a slightly annoying dust mote in their eye once a year. Do you press the button?
- Yes61.1%
- No38.9%
957 votesFinal results
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but everyone has to stay indoors for 1 hour more than they would typically have otherwise.
How many times do you press the button?
- 035.7%
- 1-10031.8%
- 101-some large number15.4%
- Wouldnt stop pressing17.1%
812 votesFinal results
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A demon is about to senselessly slaughter a random person in the world. If you press the button, you stop the demon, but now every human on the planet must wash their hands at least 1 extra time in the next year.
How many times do you press the button?
- 0 times12.6%
- 1-100 times21.9%
- 101-some large number33.6%
- No limit to my pressing31.8%
886 votesFinal results
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Both halves of this one are positive. If everyone washed their hands 100 more times per year, a lot more than 1 life would be saved
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I think that may be part of the expirement!
It is a bit weird though... In the results she will have to account for reading comprehension and lunacy at the same time.
(some people thinking washing your hands a bunch is a negative I’m sure)
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I guess I was misunderstanding the question myself maybe.
If we stop pushing the button only 1 person ever dies?
If that’s the case then I guess this question is ultimately just “what is the optimal number of hand washes a day to force upon the population of the world”.