A question for you, escapists.

[Eisenfaust]

every whim, you say?

why not press the button, then include charitable and selfless goals in your whims to be catered to... 5 people die, many many people live, and live better... too easy

 

[CleverNickname]

Overpopulation, hundreds starving every day anyway and statistically you could prevent several crimes a day?

WHERE IS MAH BUTTON!? GIVE IT TO ME NAO, *****! >:O

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Interesting question. Though as an aside if you work and become successful as described in the OP by your own, non button related, means you'll probably end up being indirectly responsible for the deaths of at least 5 people anyway. Maybe your successful company that changes the Market and the world we live in causes people to lose their jobs, and ultimately kill themselves, or the product you invent (say a personal electric blimp for commuters) causes a death, or a workplace accident. You'll probably not know these people or even be aware of their deaths.

So my reasoning is sure. It's a lot more efficient, and saves the hard work.

 

[sean360h]

This is probably a stupid question But what red button are yo talking about

 

[smearyllama]

Well, if my "every whim" can include an end to world hunger, or if I can use some of my newly obtained wealth to save lots of lives, then sure.

Otherwise, no, I don't think so. It just wouldn't be worth the guilt, I can afford most things I want as it is, and I don't need 5 innocent peoples' deaths on my conscience for the rest of my life.

Pretty much this.
I'm against the killing of a few to save many, but if it would allow the world to be fixed, then I'd sure as hell at least contemplate it.
I would make sure to visit those families and take responsibility for what I did, if I did it.

 

[beniki]

No.

Think I'll let some bastard hold that over me? A gilded cage is just as much a cell. What is given can be taken away just as easily, and then you can be put up on charges for the five deaths.

And even if that never happens, you'll always know that no matter how rich or powerful you are, there was some guy that gave it to you who is even more powerful.

And he's probably laughing at you.

 

[weker]

I was talking about respective for life not the button, also you jump to conclusions that my life goals are selfish, however my goals in life are to bring joy to many by being a games designer, furthermore the money and such I gain can be used to save more life then were used for the buttons powers.

I really wish you could hear what I'm saying, is English even your first language?
To take five people's lives, to better your own is selfish Did you get me that time? Or do I need to make five more posts saying the exact same thing?

Don't start using condescending insults please.
Just because you say something doesn't make it true, also you see reluctant to look at other perspectives in this situation.
The main reason I propose that me pressing the button is my goals and such would save and improve millions of lives, so the conundrum is "is it worth killing five people (who could be bad or could be good) to save millions"

 

[Luke3184]

I probably couldn't push it fast enough, yay for the objectiveist ideology!

 

[Jakub324]

I'd like to say I wouldn't, but those people mean bugger all to me, so I just don't think I'd care enough. Maybe I'm not as good a person as I thought.

 

[duck-man]

I think that you need to edit that to 'every selfish whim'... else it just brings in a different sort of moral dilemma with 'needs of the many against the needs of the few'.

As for whether I'd press it, it's obviously wrong to: even from an objective standpoint 5 lives may very well outweigh 1 'perfect' life. From my own perspective I'd call it wrong (to put it lightly) to trade a single life for my own perfect one.
So, Evil, but would I do it? That depends on how sane I am at the time! At present, No.


Oh, and Rooster Teeth's Joel never got as much as 2 million dollars.

 

[farscythe]

i wouldnt press it.. till i have a bad day

so..yea if the button got delivered on a friday afternoon then 5 people would most likely survive.. at least till monday

 

[yman15]

No the idea of benefiting off of someones death is disgusting and anybody who presses that button is no better than a murderer.

 

[Redingold]

I think I would. Let's try this:

Go on, click the button.

 

[duck-man]

The main reason I propose that me pressing the button is my goals and such would save and improve millions of lives, so the conundrum is "is it worth killing five people (who could be bad or could be good) to save millions"

You think that you can save millions of lives?

I have never seen a more idiotic, self indulgent, egotistical post, and I've been on the internet a long time

Oh it's not that bad, the rules are that you get your every whim, so by that wording you effectively become a God. I'm not Really sure if that was the idea or not, but it does need some clarification one way or the other or we'll have 2 different discussions going...

 

[SD-Fiend]

unless my whims include reviving those people then no.

 

[jonyboy13]

Do I get more stuff if I press it more than once?

 

[Kaltazraza]

I would if I didn't knew about the people dieing from it.

 

[archvile93]

I'd destroy the button. What if someone else finds it? This thing could bite me back pretty hard.

 

[Indeterminacy]

The main reason I propose that me pressing the button is my goals and such would save and improve millions of lives, so the conundrum is "is it worth killing five people (who could be bad or could be good) to save millions"

You think that you can save millions of lives?

I have never seen a more idiotic, self indulgent, egotistical post, and I've been on the internet a long time

This's just flaming. You're not engaging with what he's saying, and are just being insulting for the sake of hanging on to your perceived position of superiority.

 

[Bloodstain]

Five people's lives in exchange for me becoming God, basically? A necessary evil. I will push the button.