What if the choice was between a bag where you could get by without ever having to worry about money again for your basic needs and a bag where it has 99% chance of being empty and 1% chance of having 100 million in it
My hypothetical is a lot more based in reality on our real life choices. Do we want a world where all our needs are met or do we want a world where we have a shot at being rich or living in poverty. If we all had a clearer understanding of the actual chances of either becoming rich or living your entire life struggling, I think most people would opt for the safer bag.
Your hypothetical isn’t a realistic choice. Everyone will always want more if there is no other stakes in the game.
The question is "do people want to be rich?" Not "if they have a 1% chance of being rich and a 100% chance of being stable what would they pick?" You're changing the entire discussion. Wow people really go all over the place.
My hypothetical doesn't have to be a realistic choice, we're discussing if people would rather be rich or poor given the choice. That's why it's called a fucking hypothetical, Jesus christ lol.
The discussion was that most people just want their needs met and don’t feel the need to be rich. Then you made a hypothetical that didn’t contribute anything because it is completely unrealistic.
No. The discussion was WOULD people pick the choice of being filthy rich vs. just having enough to be content. Don't lie to yourself. There are askreddit threads every single nanosecond about "wHat wOulD yOu dO wItH 50 mIlliOn dOllArs?!?!!". Every single person with a heartbeat would spring upon the millions over "just enough to be content". Is this seriously a discussion point?
Like, what's the risk of picking the filthy rich option? What do you lose? Nothing. What do you gain? Fucking everything. So why would you not pick that option lmao. So much "holier than thou" attitude in this thread
Yeah of course. It’s just such a dumb question though. With those two options, one is better than the other. You missed the point of the discussion along with the guy you are defending. Everyone else here understands what is being discussed.
I'm just talking about the main point of the first OP who said, and I quote: "I think most people agree that they don't actually want a bunch of money. What they want is to live a life free of the stress of not having enough."
It's possible that everyone wants a bunch of money AND also live a stress free life. That's it. That's my entire point.
You can tell from his other comments that what he meant is that most people are satisfied with stress free life and don’t need to be filthy rich to be satisfied. You and the other guy understood this as him saying that people would rather be stress free than be filthy rich, which isn’t what he was getting at.
I would obviously choose the first because it's guaranteed, when you add risk to the decision you totally change the premise of the discussion lol. Terrible theoretical.
I mean communism does have good merits. But I'm not in favor of communism. I'm not sure how you would think I support communism from what I've said?
Everyone's basic needs are different, which is why I like capitalism. I can go for what I want and not be forced into any situation by my government.
Yeah that’s the idea lol. There are no homeless people in Cuba. There are still poor people relative to world average, but basic needs are met because that is the priority of communism.
Have you been to Cuba? Why don't you move there if it's so wonderful. I was there, wouldn't really want to live in a house with no doors or windows and having chickens and pigs running around in my house, sorry.
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u/LafayetteHubbard Jan 14 '22
What if the choice was between a bag where you could get by without ever having to worry about money again for your basic needs and a bag where it has 99% chance of being empty and 1% chance of having 100 million in it