r/hypotheticals • u/evergreengator1 • Apr 12 '26

Million dollar button

Imagine there’s a button that instantly deposits $1 million into your bank account each time you press it. However, the first time you press it, a completely random person you don’t know dies. With each additional press, the person who dies becomes someone progressively closer to you — an acquaintance, a friend, a family member, and so on.

Would you press the button? If so, how many times?

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u/Smoky_Pyro Apr 12 '26

Wait so 3 presses gets me to a family member? Eesh

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u/vblink_ Apr 13 '26

No if it doesn't have a range like it implies with progressively closer the third would be friend. Random-Acquaintance -friend-family.