[QUOTE=Boyo Jim]
How about revising the deal to get to the REAL answer of “what is your life worth?”
What if the deal is “You drink poison and die, and I will give X dollars to the person or organization of your choice, in your name, or anonymously if you prefer not to have the money assiciated with your death”.
Is there an X that you would take this deal for?
For me, probably yes, though it doesn’t seem a billion would be enough. Maybe 10 billion.
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Yup, and a billion is plenty. Pay up and pass the hemlock.
[QUOTE=boytyperanma]
you need 10 billion?
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That’s why it would be like Deal or No Deal. After drinking 9 glasses of water and surviving, you decided to take one more chance. The odds are 10 to 1. Would you risk it?
[QUOTE=don’t ask]
Not for any amount of money. I used to think that having shitloads of money was important to my happiness and then one day, when I was having a really great time - good food, good company and a good band, I realised that no matter how much more money I had in the bank I wouldn’t be any happier.
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Money may not buy happiness, but lack of money can really suck.
It’s a lot easier to be happy when you have a healthy diet, good health care, a good job, and a decent place to live.
In a recent thread I mentioned how I recently (seriously) won $10,000 on a video keno machine and the odds were 1 in over 210,000…so I think I will pass on dying for odds of 1 in 20, no matter the amount.
[QUOTE=Sam Stone]
For example, you probably wouldn’t take that bet for a 50/50 chance of dying even if offered 100 billion. Yet you would almost certainly take a 1/100 chance of dying for 1 billion, and a 1/1000 chance for 100 million, all of which are identical in terms of risk/reward.
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Not really true. Only from an absolutely strict technical assessment of “risk/reward”. In reality, the risk is much different but as to the reward: in all cases, you’re still going to be filthy rich.
[QUOTE=Nic2004]
As for me, I would consider it only if there would be an award sufficent to take good care of my family for the rest of their lives in the event I were to lose.
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[QUOTE=Lakai]
Even if there was no poison, if I miss a 19 out 20 shot at $1 billion, I’d fucking kill myself.
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As for the deal, I wouldn’t believe it anyway. Probably all the glasses are poisoned, or it’s a TV windup, or the guy is bankrupt. It’s certainly not legal.
Assuming it’s true, I’d pass. I have a job and enough money to live on.
Also I don’t play lotteries because I don’t like the 14 million to 1 odds. As a roleplayer, I know empirically how likely 1 in 20 is.
I do fasten my seat belt and I eat too much. There you go!
[QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer]
Do you have a spouse & kids?
Would you want your spouse to take this chance?
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Yes I do. And no, I wouldn’t. But that was not the question. There is a 19 to 1 chance that I could proviede for their every need and we could all be together for this life-without-financial-stress and the opportunity to help others with their burden.
Or all these things except for the together part.
[QUOTE=Nic2004]
Yes I do. And no, I wouldn’t. But that was not the question. There is a 19 to 1 chance that I could proviede for their every need and we could all be together for this life-without-financial-stress and the opportunity to help others with their burden.
Or all these things except for the together part.
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I know what the question was. My thing is, why is it acceptable for you to take a risk that is unacceptable for your spouse to take?
[QUOTE=Rushgeekgirl]
I wouldn’t do it. Money just isn’t that important to me. I mean, I’m poor but I’m happy now, and so is my family.
I’m pretty sure they’d agree. I hope.
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Money certainly isn’t that important to me either, but comfort and security are. As I saod above, if I could assure those things for me, or mine even if I die, I’d go for the money.
