Poll: You wake up tied to a chair...
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I'll wait until I get thirsty, then follow their instructions- if I die, well, I was already at the mercy of people completely willing to put me to death. If my restraints pop open, then great, I get to move on to the next trial.
If instead of these two things a bag of kittens descends from the ceiling and I'm given 70000 hookers, I guess that's cool too.
If instead of these two things a bag of kittens descends from the ceiling and I'm given 70000 hookers, I guess that's cool too.
I'd press the "PRESS THIS BUTTON" button.
Why? Because I'm not an idiot who can't read or follow simple instructions.
I'm aware that it could be a bluff and each button could have an equal chance of being the wrong button (or both buttons could do the same thing), but if I am going to meet my end in such a situation, then I'd rather not meet my end looking like an idiot who pressed a button that clearly stated "DO NOT PRESS THIS BUTTON".
In the worse case scenario where I can't avoid my fate, at least I can have some control over how dignified the circumstances of my fate appear.
Also, if the buttons aren't for me and instead one of them opens a trapdoor which drops another person and their pet into a whirlpool, then at least if I caused this by pressing the "PRESS THIS BUTTON" button, I have the defence of coercion and can possibly get away with manslaughter, which is better than causing someone's death by wilful ignorance of a simple warning or an active decision to act contrary to instructions.
At the end of the day, in it's most basic form and without any other information to the contrary, pressing the "PRESS THIS BUTTON" button is doing the right thing, whereas pressing the "DO NOT PRESS THIS BUTTON" button is doing the wrong thing, so whatever the consequences of pressing a button are, I'd much rather cause them by trying to do the right thing than by consciously doing the wrong thing.
Why? Because I'm not an idiot who can't read or follow simple instructions.
I'm aware that it could be a bluff and each button could have an equal chance of being the wrong button (or both buttons could do the same thing), but if I am going to meet my end in such a situation, then I'd rather not meet my end looking like an idiot who pressed a button that clearly stated "DO NOT PRESS THIS BUTTON".
In the worse case scenario where I can't avoid my fate, at least I can have some control over how dignified the circumstances of my fate appear.
Also, if the buttons aren't for me and instead one of them opens a trapdoor which drops another person and their pet into a whirlpool, then at least if I caused this by pressing the "PRESS THIS BUTTON" button, I have the defence of coercion and can possibly get away with manslaughter, which is better than causing someone's death by wilful ignorance of a simple warning or an active decision to act contrary to instructions.
At the end of the day, in it's most basic form and without any other information to the contrary, pressing the "PRESS THIS BUTTON" button is doing the right thing, whereas pressing the "DO NOT PRESS THIS BUTTON" button is doing the wrong thing, so whatever the consequences of pressing a button are, I'd much rather cause them by trying to do the right thing than by consciously doing the wrong thing.
It's simple...
OT- I'd press both of them. A better alternative would be to press both and shout something along the lines of a Logic Bomb, but that'd get out of hand...Shockolate said:We kill the Batman.
if someone can't be bothered to explain why they stole me away and tied me to a chair, I can't be bothered to push a button for them.
But I might get bored and push the "do not push this button" button, because if you get your head in a muddle over reverse psychology, it boiled down to 50/50 split regardless and for all I know I'm replaceable if I don't press it, and both buttons could do the same thing anyway.
But I might get bored and push the "do not push this button" button, because if you get your head in a muddle over reverse psychology, it boiled down to 50/50 split regardless and for all I know I'm replaceable if I don't press it, and both buttons could do the same thing anyway.
Hope to high hell I'm not in an alternate reality where life is an Atlas or Suda51 game.
And that if I "PRESS THIS BUTTON", no butt monster with sharp teeth will start chasing me.
And that if I "PRESS THIS BUTTON", no butt monster with sharp teeth will start chasing me.
I don't think attempting to disembowel yourself with your free hand would retain honour.BurnedOutMyEyes said:
In fact, I think the pathetic and embarrassing spectacle of someone trying in vain to puncture and open up their abdomen with one bare hand (without a second person present to actually kill them once they'd started the act of seppuku), would destroy what little honour could be hoped to be retained in that situation.
Even if by some miracle you actually possessed the strength required to puncture your abdomen and commit seppuku with just one bare hand, the amount of screaming, crying and sobbing like a baby, coupled with the irreversible descent into madness and the unavoidable mess of blood and shit that would be produced by such a long and protracted suicide attempt (which was brought on by the dilemma of having to press one of two buttons), such a vile act of self destruction coupled with a slow, lingering and undignified death, couldn't be considered honourable by any stretch of the imagination.
well, obviously if this guy who tied you to a chair wanted to do something terrible to you he'd have done it by now, so doing what he says seems like the most likely way to not get hurt.
also, what if the chair is not by the culprit's design and he got it off underground ebay or something, he only needed one specific function on the chair but got two instead, so you know, gotta work with what ya got.
also, what if the chair is not by the culprit's design and he got it off underground ebay or something, he only needed one specific function on the chair but got two instead, so you know, gotta work with what ya got.
I lean back, close my eyes and loudly say "Honey? Can you use regular olive oil this time? That infused oil gave me a rash."
Which of course leads to
Which of course leads to
Someone shouting back "It wasn't the *oil* that gave you that rash!"
