If you were given the power.....

Sedan_Clan · 02-21-2024, 01:22 PM

….by God (…or your chosen deity) to snap your fingers and net $100,000 per snap, but the caveat was every snap took a month off of your life….

…would you snap? If so, how many times would you effectively roll the dice knowing a snap could potentially end your life immediately if you unknowingly had less than a month to live?

iminhell1 · 02-21-2024, 01:29 PM

I'd be west side story.

Pay me jesus!

LOL

Esteban · 02-21-2024, 01:36 PM

I'd not snap. Life is more important than money. Of course this is my life I'm talking about. I don't desperately need the money. Somebody else might be in a different situation.

floridaorange · 02-21-2024, 01:38 PM

Just 1 month? I’d snap 15 times I reckon.

cmyx6go · 02-21-2024, 01:38 PM

No snapping for me.

GOLFFRR · 02-21-2024, 01:40 PM

prob wouldn't snap. thats a good question though. tempting maybe when I was a little younger but now I see time being too valuable.

Sedan_Clan · 02-21-2024, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by GOLFFRR

prob wouldn't snap. thats a good question though. tempting maybe when I was a little younger but now I see time being too valuable.

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Originally Posted by cmyx6go

No snapping for me.

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Originally Posted by floridaorange

Just 1 month? I’d snap 15 times I reckon.

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Originally Posted by Esteban

I'd not snap. Life is more important than money. Of course this is my life I'm talking about. I don't desperately need the money. Somebody else might be in a different situation.

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Originally Posted by iminhell1

I'd be west side story.

Pay me jesus!

LOL

That’s part of what spawned the question. Some people would snap without even giving it a second thought and others likely wouldn’t do it at all. I would imagine if this hypothetical became a reality, we’d witness thousands of instant deaths around the globe.

Pauly Wauly · 02-21-2024, 01:49 PM

Hard pass. I would like to live as long as I can

Esteban · 02-21-2024, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

That’s part of what spawned the question. Some people would snap without even giving it a second thought and others likely wouldn’t do it at all. I would imagine if this hypothetical became a reality, we’d witness thousands of instant deaths around the globe.

People have done worse than snap, even though this snap takes a month off their life, for money, as you know being a LEO. Look at all the crime and murder that people commit for money.

BMWGUYinCO · 02-21-2024, 01:54 PM

This is a great question, and very nuanced to answer too quickly.
Sure, time is more precious than money, but so is quality of life more important than length of life.

If I knew the last 6 to 12 months were going to be spent with someone else having to wipe my ass, or suffering from an incurable disease, I may be tempted to snap and donate that money to a worthwhile cause that could make a difference for example...

My Dad is 93 and still going strong - healthy as can be, lives on his own, does his own shopping, etc. And no one else has to wipe his ass LOL. So for him, snapping wouldn't have been the right choice.

I am fortunate in that I don't need the money, but I would like to think I could have helped make a difference now with a few snaps rather than just living in a state I wouldn't want to be in. I think I might snap a few times...

Sedan_Clan · 02-21-2024, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

People have done worse than snap, even though this snap takes a month off their life, for money, as you know being a LEO. Look at all the crime and murder that people commit for money.

That’s a valid point.

Lady Jane · 02-21-2024, 01:57 PM

I'm comfortable and pay enough taxes.

Sedan_Clan · 02-21-2024, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWGUYinCO

This is a great question, and very nuanced to answer too quickly.
Sure, time is more precious than money, but so is quality of life more important than length of life.

If I knew the last 6 to 12 months were going to be spent with someone else having to wipe my ass, or suffering from an incurable disease, I may be tempted to snap and donate that money to a worthwhile cause that could make a difference for example...

My Dad is 93 and still going strong - healthy as can be, lives on his own, does his own shopping, etc. And no one else has to wipe his ass LOL. So for him, snapping wouldn't have been the right choice.

I am fortunate in that I don't need the money, but I would like to think I could have helped make a difference now with a few snaps rather than just living in a state I wouldn't want to be in. I think I might snap a few times...

Thanks for the perspective. I agree that it’s a highly nuanced consideration and the answer/action(s) would depend on the person’s vantage point (…e.g…like your terminal condition example).

Sedan_Clan · 02-21-2024, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Jane

I'm comfortable and pay enough taxes.

It’s tax free life/death cash. lol!

Would anybody’s opinion(s) change if, say, the dollar amount per snap was $500,000?

Pauly Wauly · 02-21-2024, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Would anybody’s opinion(s) change if, say, the dollar amount per snap was $500,000?

Okay, 500k or 1 Million, I would probably snap once or twice

Sedan_Clan · 02-21-2024, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Pauly Wauly

Okay, 500k or 1 Million, I would probably snap once or twice

Everybody has a number. Hahaha!

///MPhatic · 02-21-2024, 02:09 PM

I'd snap at least once, as there have been many months already where I didn't do anything as interesting as make $100K, and I figure I have plenty of years left to live.

Esteban · 02-21-2024, 02:36 PM

Some people, like terminally ill people, might give all they had for just a little bit more of life. Say a month's worth.

2000cs · 02-21-2024, 03:23 PM

If I knew it would take the last month off my life, I’d snap, because I have a pretty good idea how my health will go, and assuming no other cause brings me to my grave earlier. If it was going to take a good month off, no chance of snapping.

DocL · 02-21-2024, 03:33 PM

We're all gonna kick the bucket at some point. I do 12 snaps. If I die a year early, oh well. Won't affect me once I'm in the ground.

///MPhatic · 02-21-2024, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Some people, like terminally ill people, might give all they had for just a little bit more of life. Say a month's worth.

I doubt that.

In fact, what is life if it's not healthy life?
What good is a 100-room mansion if you're confined to one room?
What good is having a beautiful spouse if you don't want to spend time with them because you feel like crap all the time?

Life isn't the point. A healthy life is the point.

Esteban · 02-21-2024, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ///MPhatic

I doubt that.

In fact, what is life if it's not healthy life?
What good is a 100-room mansion if you're confined to one room?
What good is having a beautiful spouse if you don't want to spend time with them because you feel like crap all the time?

Life isn't the point. A healthy life is the point.

I said "might," but maybe you're right. It would depend on the person and the circumstances. We're all different. What one person might do may be completely different than what someone else might do.

Maybe holding the hand of your loved one for a little longer would be reason enough.

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Esteban Major General 53710 Rep 7,237 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	I'd not snap. Life is more important than money. Of course this is my life I'm talking about. I don't desperately need the money. Somebody else might be in a different situation.
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BMWGUYinCO Second Lieutenant 4323 Rep 284 Posts Drives: 22 M850 Convertible '23 X3 M40 Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	This is a great question, and very nuanced to answer too quickly. Sure, time is more precious than money, but so is quality of life more important than length of life. If I knew the last 6 to 12 months were going to be spent with someone else having to wipe my ass, or suffering from an incurable disease, I may be tempted to snap and donate that money to a worthwhile cause that could make a difference for example... My Dad is 93 and still going strong - healthy as can be, lives on his own, does his own shopping, etc. And no one else has to wipe his ass LOL. So for him, snapping wouldn't have been the right choice. I am fortunate in that I don't need the money, but I would like to think I could have helped make a difference now with a few snaps rather than just living in a state I wouldn't want to be in. I think I might snap a few times...
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