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You can guarantee a random 10% of the world population all basic human needs, but you have to sacrifice a finger every time you make that deal; how many people will you help? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 23 hours ago by throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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The 10% stacks additively, each time you do the deal, this status is applied to a different 10%. If you sacrifice 10 fingers, the entire world is guaranteed basic human needs (food, water, shelter, clothing, healthcate, etc...)

Nobody knows you saved them. Would you do it?

If everyone knows about the fact that you can do this deal, would that change your mind?

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[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 50 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

All 10 even if they have to be taken off with a hacksaw. I would be concerned about the being who could so easily do this, but has a sick desire to maim me first though.

[–] nagaram@startrek.website 32 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Falls in line with the ethics of basically all known gods.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 6 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

You mean, human created stories. It's not like these beings are likely to exist.

[–] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 11 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

That's kind've the point. Very few of these imagined deities are even worthy of worship despite being fabricated as the "ultimate" being.

[–] mbtrhcs@feddit.org 1 points 13 hours ago

kind've

Ok not to be nitpicky but this is the first time I've ever seen the opposite (complementary?) mistake to "could of". That's actually kinda fun :D

[–] dnick@sh.itjust.works 5 points 22 hours ago

Maybe it's not a being, maybe you have some generic abnormality that can be exploited somehow. Bonus points if the abnormality is regeneration.