Is it normal that i hate hypothetical questions

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I hate hypothetical questions!!!!!! Grrrr, pointless, pointless pointless.

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  • [Old Memory]
    6 years ago | pl

    What? They're awesome at making a point. Lol.

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  • EccentricWeird
    6 years ago | pl

    Would you answer a hypothetical question for a million dollars?

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      6 years ago | pl

      What's the currency value? Will it be in gold bars, left at an unmarked location? I'll answer the hypothetical question if I get the million dollars, as I request, not dependent upon my answer, lol.

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  • CozmoWank
    6 years ago | pl

    Do you literally hate them or only the ones you may or may not be asked? Of course this is merely conjecture since I don't actually know you and can't know for certain.

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  • Tealights
    6 years ago | pl

    I love them. It gives you an insight into what kind of person you're talking to, and have you think about situations you normally wouldn't have thought of otherwise; like a brain teaser.

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    • MR.mr
      6 years ago | pl

      same they are always entertaining, it the same reason fantasy novels exist we know they aren't real but its fun seeing how they respond in this unreal senario.

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      • Rich_Guy
        6 years ago | pl

        For example, when most people are asked what they would do if they received $1M, 90% of the people tell you how they would destroy the money. Only the elite are capable of handling great wealth in a way that begets the creation of even more wealth.

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        • CreamPuffs
          6 years ago | pl

          I would not destroy the money. Instead I'd live a normal life but with no stress about bills or poverty.

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          • Rich_Guy
            6 years ago | pl

            That being the case, an index ETF would be a good investment for you.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          6 years ago | pl

          Not their heirs.

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          • Rich_Guy
            6 years ago | pl

            You raise a worrisome point. Heirs of the 1% often do not study business and economics. They pursue pointless academic paths that leave them unprepared to manage their inheritance. Good wealth preservation techniques will build trust funds that establish a "glass floor" under them. It is a great disappointment to the families involved.

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  • momomomomo
    6 years ago | pl

    I agree, depending on the direction of dislike.

    If it's one of those "If this would happen, what would you do" questions, then I could understand why you would hate them. They are quite pointless other than to serve as some personality quiz based on situational contexts to align yourself morally. Or, at least try to.

    Other than that, thought experiment based questions like "if, then" are really meant to conceptualize metaphysical conditions- things that can't be reproduced in reality but are still relevant in concrete conditions. To put it simply, it would be an argument to showcase how a principle really works in a causal relationship and/or logical analysis. This part is always useful because it is a way of understanding something abstract in such a concrete way.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      6 years ago | pl

      I still can't stand them, lol. Too many of these useless thought experiments in school. Post-grad, real world? Time constraints make me drop all of that crap. They're so irrelevant. I'm mostly nose-to-grindstone results, results, results-oriented. If something wastes my time in what-if land, I won't bother.

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  • wigz
    6 years ago | pl

    Overall, I don't really like them either but once in a while they can be fun/give insight.

    My husband is a pro at asking completely pointless ones and then not accepting my answers. It's aggrivating.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      6 years ago | pl

      Ask him to answer the question, and nod your head like "yes, dear, that's exactly what I would say/do." Ha ha ha.

      That way he can talk, think he's so brilliant, and you can just occasionally say, yes, of course, yes. Uh huh, yeah, I see....as you let your mind wander off for awhile or whatever it is you may be doing at the time.

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  • RoseIsabella
    6 years ago | pl

    Hypothetical questions can be fun.

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  • CreamPuffs
    6 years ago | pl

    If you could make it so hypothetical questions would not exist, but you had to sacrifice 1 virgin to Satan to do it, would you?

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      6 years ago | pl

      lol!

      Um, okay IRL, no, not sacrificing anybody unless it's a virgin cake with coconut sprinkles.

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  • Rich_Guy
    6 years ago | pl

    May I remind all of you plebeians that preparation meets opportunity every day. What if someone offered you a job for $150K but it had several contingencies? Hypothetical? Yes. But, you had better know the answer in advance.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      6 years ago | pl

      In that case, hypothetical questions relate to real world challenges that can be structurally answered to at least deliver evident bullshit to be convincing enough to merit the offer. Actually, in the real world it's a good idea to counter that bid to net a higher final deal.

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