Poll: Would you push the button?
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No. I wouldn't be able to live with the fact that I killed a man for money. The thing is, I don't know who it's going to kill. It could be the president or someone in my family or someone important. So no I wouldn't.
6billion people in th world. hmm no theres like a 50% chanse a friend of mine dies. I have loads of friends. (I wish).
yes, think about it, almost 3 billion people live in underdeveloped country's we can miss those people.
and who cares, they will die anyway, I might press it a million times, and use that money to cure cancer, then eventually I will save more lives then I took.
and who cares, they will die anyway, I might press it a million times, and use that money to cure cancer, then eventually I will save more lives then I took.
OT i would pust that button so so many times, like "come visit me on my new island" many times 
Called something like "The Box." Think it has Reese Witherspoon. Anyways, it's exactly like what you said, only with 1 million dollars per push as opposed to 100.Mr.Black said:
Can I ask a question?
If I press the button, am I gonna get the axe? Premise is saying that one person dies in the world. However, they never specified if the person who pressed the button would the one that died..
If I press the button, am I gonna get the axe? Premise is saying that one person dies in the world. However, they never specified if the person who pressed the button would the one that died..
Well someone is pretty excited about The Box movie. It sounds interesting, so I think I'll watch it. As for the question at hand, I'd test my button mashing skills on that, for sure!
And then prove that the theory that one kid dies in Africa every second is wrong.
MAAAAANY MORE do.
And then prove that the theory that one kid dies in Africa every second is wrong.
MAAAAANY MORE do.
Being genre savvy I know there'd be some other horrific hidden catch, like the first five 'random' people would be your family.
So no.
So no.
The odds of any given person dying is over 1 in 6,800,000,000. The population is in a state of growth. At any time somewhere on the world there is someone dying, at every moment in time. Even if you could prove the button was indeed killing someone, pressing it twice a day would be more than enough money, and would mean that the population would still be fine for you to kill loads, and still not have the economy collapse on you making your $100 per dead head worthless.
If I was seriously given this option I would spend a while thinking about it, and only use it in desperation. Although anyone alive can die at any given time (heck, it's possible the entire planet could be destroyed at any given second, and we'd have no warning), taking people before there time could still have major repercussions, even if it was people you never personally knew yourself. What if the first death was the guy who ultimately would've lived long enough to be your one true love, or someone who someday was destined to save your life? The chaos theory application of what could be attached to a button that can kill any random person for money makes each press a very tough decision, even if you're desperate for money.
If I was seriously given this option I would spend a while thinking about it, and only use it in desperation. Although anyone alive can die at any given time (heck, it's possible the entire planet could be destroyed at any given second, and we'd have no warning), taking people before there time could still have major repercussions, even if it was people you never personally knew yourself. What if the first death was the guy who ultimately would've lived long enough to be your one true love, or someone who someday was destined to save your life? The chaos theory application of what could be attached to a button that can kill any random person for money makes each press a very tough decision, even if you're desperate for money.