r/hypotheticalsituation

All possible options are on the table.

Preamble: A new magic drug is released on the market. It is expertly advertised to a significant amount of people and mostly targets a specific group(you will never be part of this targeted group). This targeted group who are people in need of help buy into this pill that promises to solve their problems and with or without their knowledge are poisoned by it. It is a slow poison that won't end their life but puts them in a state of non-living and makes them believe the drug is working. This drug influences their views and actions and they unquestionably endorse it to others who are unaware of it or are similarly vulnerable and are dismissive to those who choose not to take it and are actively hostile to those who discredit it.

You are (merely)acquainted with someone who you've only known briefly. They were a vulnerable person who the pill is marketed towards and you pitied their previously sorry state. You are eventually wronged by this person under the influence of this "magic" pill and can see its poison clearly having affected them and slowly spreading to other people in similarly vulnerable situations as your acquaintance was in.

You and others have the capacity/resources to develop an antidote for these afflicted peoples but it will take years of great effort and personal risk but helping to cure this poison will in turn benefit society and those in vulnerable states as a whole and eventually be a mild benefit to groups and peoples like yours in the end. (Another mini question: would you rather boycott the pill off the market or help others at the source to prevent them from being put in their vulnerable states that the pill capitalizes on? Neither option will absolutely eradicate the problem as with every drug, people will always find a way to get it, but it will leave those afflicted only to those beyond help and too far gone vs letting it simply fester and spread.)

These people under the influence of the pill have wronged others and the pill will never affect you or similar groups of people.

Do you let them "die" and succumb to the poison bc of these reasons and bc it is the easier option? Do you think they deserve this fate for wanting something to save from their desperation?

Or do you painstakingly work with others to help these afflicted people at great effort and personal risk when the outcome in curing this poison will benefit society and eventually you?

How much is it worth to help someone else even though their issues will never effect you but not helping them will then inadvertently spread the poison even further?

This is all an allegory/metaphor for a current societal issue but I'll let you decide which one it is.

The button will disappear once you let go of it so you only have one opportunity to make your money.

For every second that passes while you’re holding down the button, $3,000 will be deposited into your account.

During this time, any person on Earth who is bitten or stung by any insect that is the same size as or bigger than a mosquito will instantly be transported 150 million years ago to the late Jurassic Period. They will receive a hunting knife, a box of matches, an empty water bottle, and jungle clothes. If they are still alive after two weeks they will be brought back to the present.

How long are you going to press the button for?

1 - Gain $5 Million instantly

2 - Get teleported randomly on land at least 3 miles from another person.

3 - Get teleported to a random city with over 100k people

4 - Get 15 different random gem stones the size of a marble

5 - Become 3x physically stronger and faster

6 - Get 4 hours to prepare before you're teleported deep into either the Amazon Rainforest or Canadian Boreal Forest. You are provided a pack, compass, a couple water bottles and 6 energy bars... and whatever you're carrying.

You have 5 minutes to roll the die before it disappears.

You wake up and you are now president. No one else is aware of the change, they think you've been president since Trump was inaugurated. What do you do in the first 24 hours?

A mysterious supernatural stranger appears in front of you and offers you one of two boons. You can only choose one. Which are you choosing?

1. One time perfect teeth and gums reset. You will be able to once in your lifetime, do a complete reset of your teeth and gums to a perfect full set of natural, healthy, straight teeth and gums. If you already have a great set of teeth and gums, you can keep this in your pocket for later in life. After you do a reset, you will still need to take care of your teeth to maintain them.

or

2. Zero Sum Gain $100 USD or equivalent in country you are physically in per day. Once per day, upon awakening, $100 in physical currency (bills and/or coins) will appear under your pillow. This is not new money. The source of this $100 will be the closest money that is not yours and that is outside the home or unit you are sleeping in. For example, if you are sleeping inside your own home, whatever monies that are around closest to the outside of your home and not yours will be teleported to under your pillow. So if your physically closest next door neighbor has money in his/her home lying around or in their wallet, $100 of it will be teleported to underneath your pillow each day. If you are sleeping in a hotel room, then the money will come from the closest money outside your hotel room. If you are sleeping as a guest in someone else’s home, the money will come from outside that home. This power will not turn off for the remainder of your life.

And not under their breath or anything. They do have to hear you. And it has to be in the language most commonly in the country you live. You also don’t get paid more than once per person.

I’m basically asking if you can be paid to be an asshole.

If you aren't allowed to sell or give away any portion of your back garden or development on it, what do you do with the garden?

Regardless of if you go to sleep or not, at 6:00 am, a random person somewhere in the world who is around the same age as you will wake up in your body, and it will be this way for 24 hours until everything goes back to normal.

- It's 11pm, you have 7 hours to prepare. You can prepare in any way besides warning other people, since when you attempt to explain what's about to happen to someone else, a magic force will prevent them from understanding
- This person does not have a clue that this is gonna happen
- They'll be at least semi-fluent in the language you speak most often
- You're not gonna swap to their body, you're just gonna not exist for 24 hours

A genie appears in front of you in the middle of the night and gives you a choice between two options:

A: You get any amount of money you wish, up to $2 trillion.

B: You become an awakened being. You will instantly transcend ego, fear, and desire and achieve unshakable piece peace. On the other hand, you will leave wealth, ambition, and personal identity behind forever as they will become completely meaningless to you.

 

What do you choose?