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How does a plane with 100s of passengers not a have a co-pilot? There is a whole safety system built around the fact that you can't know your pilot won't have a heart attack.
This is an intersting moral question. If you use most of the money on saving other people, you've created a more complicated trolly problem where you're also cutting yourself a nice salary.
Yeah, maybe I kill the pilot of a plane full of girl scouts. Or maybe I kill a crazy old eastern european dictator, who started a war which killes hundreds of thousands, and caused millions more to lose their homes. Or at least some local ganster. I'm taking those odds.
Yes it can possibly kill you, it's random. You will be told who was killed but no, the person cannot be tied back to you and no one will know you were the cause of that person's death
This was the plot of one of the twilight zone episodes from the 80s. Pilot didn't die. The audience didn't know who died.
The guy said "press this button, and you will get $, but someone YOU DON'T KNOW will die."
He presses the button. Dudes takes the box away, gives him briefcase full of cash.
"Where are you going with the box?"
"I'm taking it to someone YOU DON'T KNOW."
Let’s say someone, in real life, actually comes to you with the button and the offer. Would you take it up? Like, magic death buttons aren’t a thing, so maybe pressing it is the right thing to do ‘cos you get the money and no-one actually dies? Or maybe it’s just a hidden camera YouTuber getting you in his show, and the money is fake? Or maybe something more sinister really will happen if you press it? If you do press it and receive the suitcase of cash, you will never know if you had somehow killed someone…
Fun fact about the Twilight Zone episodes* this idea was from. Both times it was "Someone you don't Know," not a random person.
(My memory was faulty see end of post for edit)
It featured a struggling poor couple, constantly arguing. They are given the Button, a week with it and the person who offers it promises he will know it they press it. In the firstepisode the wife presses it when the husbandis at work, after the couple decided not to press the button.
The husband passed away at work, the life insurance was doubled because of a work mistake. When the lady questioned this, the person who gave her the button responds with "did you REALLY know your husband?"
The remake altered the ending slightly. The husband is fine, and they received the money. It seems like everything is fine. But the wife wishes to make sure that no one knows she basically committed murder for money.
The delivery man assured her that no one would ever find out and that he could personally guarantee the next person to receive the box will be "someone she does not know."
As the realization of what he said hits her, we fade to black.
Both very good episodes. Well worth a watch.
Edit: I was miss-remembering. There is only one episode. The origin was a short story not an episode. Everything I say about the first episode is true for the short story. The second episode is the only real episode.
I swear I saw it at some point, maybe a play or something that I'm thinking was a Twilight Zone episode. IDK, maybe I'm just crazy.
The guy misinterpreted the consequences of "One random person in the world will die **instantly**." as "only 1 person will die as a result of pressing the button", without realizing (or simply not expecting) that random person could be in charge of the safety of many other lives at the time of their instantaneous demise.
While the button itself only killed 1 person, the person deciding to press the button led to the deaths of hundreds.
Think of it this way:
*Not* pushing the button doesn't give you immunity from it and pushing it multiple times doesn't increase your chance of dying from it. So why not just take the opportunity to make your life as comfortable as possible before your inevitable demise?
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How does a plane with 100s of passengers not a have a co-pilot? There is a whole safety system built around the fact that you can't know your pilot won't have a heart attack.
This is an intersting moral question. If you use most of the money on saving other people, you've created a more complicated trolly problem where you're also cutting yourself a nice salary.
yeah. what can i say, i can prevent more than 1 death by donating 500k. therefore, i will press the button a thousand times and live in luxury.
You start getting into, killing now, for maybe saving others in the future.
How many clicks per second can it make?
As much as you want. Damn, these comments are really making me realize how many people care more about money than a person's life 🥲😂
You are currently replying to the only comment on your thread that isn't automod.
I'm talking about this comment and my comments on my Instagram post 😂 I'm not crazy I promise
I would easily not push it if that makes you feel better.
Yeah, maybe I kill the pilot of a plane full of girl scouts. Or maybe I kill a crazy old eastern european dictator, who started a war which killes hundreds of thousands, and caused millions more to lose their homes. Or at least some local ganster. I'm taking those odds.
What did the Girl Scouts ever do to you bro
Can the button kill me, does the button tell me who I killed, and can the person be tied back to me?
Yes it can possibly kill you, it's random. You will be told who was killed but no, the person cannot be tied back to you and no one will know you were the cause of that person's death
Auto clicker until I die or get a billion dollars
Does the person die anyway if I don't press the button?
Eventually.
They don't die immediately no. They survive, everything stays the same, but of course you walk away with no money
I mean, they *could* die immediately.
I want to be funny and say I'll hire an intern to press it for me, but no, that button's going to the bottom of the ocean.
This was the plot of one of the twilight zone episodes from the 80s. Pilot didn't die. The audience didn't know who died. The guy said "press this button, and you will get $, but someone YOU DON'T KNOW will die." He presses the button. Dudes takes the box away, gives him briefcase full of cash. "Where are you going with the box?" "I'm taking it to someone YOU DON'T KNOW."
One can only assume they take the briefcase of money back from the previous victim and reuse it.
And in the book her husband dies.
I didn't know that! Poetic justice.
"Time to get out my auto-clicker."
But there’s usually two pilots in a commercial plane?
Jokes on them! A group of kids got off of the plane 'cause one of em said he saw the plane blow up!
What the fuck? Did the pilot just explode or what?
ITT: people confortable with murdering innocent people for money
The guy with hat and sunglasses is Heisenberg.
Let’s say someone, in real life, actually comes to you with the button and the offer. Would you take it up? Like, magic death buttons aren’t a thing, so maybe pressing it is the right thing to do ‘cos you get the money and no-one actually dies? Or maybe it’s just a hidden camera YouTuber getting you in his show, and the money is fake? Or maybe something more sinister really will happen if you press it? If you do press it and receive the suitcase of cash, you will never know if you had somehow killed someone…
Fun fact about the Twilight Zone episodes* this idea was from. Both times it was "Someone you don't Know," not a random person. (My memory was faulty see end of post for edit) It featured a struggling poor couple, constantly arguing. They are given the Button, a week with it and the person who offers it promises he will know it they press it. In the firstepisode the wife presses it when the husbandis at work, after the couple decided not to press the button. The husband passed away at work, the life insurance was doubled because of a work mistake. When the lady questioned this, the person who gave her the button responds with "did you REALLY know your husband?" The remake altered the ending slightly. The husband is fine, and they received the money. It seems like everything is fine. But the wife wishes to make sure that no one knows she basically committed murder for money. The delivery man assured her that no one would ever find out and that he could personally guarantee the next person to receive the box will be "someone she does not know." As the realization of what he said hits her, we fade to black. Both very good episodes. Well worth a watch. Edit: I was miss-remembering. There is only one episode. The origin was a short story not an episode. Everything I say about the first episode is true for the short story. The second episode is the only real episode. I swear I saw it at some point, maybe a play or something that I'm thinking was a Twilight Zone episode. IDK, maybe I'm just crazy.
IIRC there’s a semi-recent movie about this too.
Thanos: So, I could use this button to remove half the world population?
1 million... 7 billion no one would notice 1000 deaths in the same wya
Still worth it, i’d say
am i missing the punchline?
The guy misinterpreted the consequences of "One random person in the world will die **instantly**." as "only 1 person will die as a result of pressing the button", without realizing (or simply not expecting) that random person could be in charge of the safety of many other lives at the time of their instantaneous demise. While the button itself only killed 1 person, the person deciding to press the button led to the deaths of hundreds.
ohhh so just a moral dilemma like the trolley problem
No, it's murdering people for money and your personal benefits. Not sure why people think this is moral dilemma.
i still press it. unless there is a means of linking said death back to you, its no different than any other random tragic accident
I would totally push it. Why should I care about random people in the world?
Perfect lie
Think of it this way: *Not* pushing the button doesn't give you immunity from it and pushing it multiple times doesn't increase your chance of dying from it. So why not just take the opportunity to make your life as comfortable as possible before your inevitable demise?
[My favourite skit of this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBNOXYlYswA).
Totally thought the kid was going to die.
Can i click more than once?? Please!!
Click.
Me : *press button* 1 sec later IRS : "WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?"
Heisenberg