Should i take it? my fate is in your hands...
I cleaned out my room and found a small white pill.
It is an unmarked oval.
I am entrusting it to you.
Should I take it?
You decide.
| Yes | 31 | |
| No | 88 |
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Cuntsiclestick
So you're willing to take an old, dirty, mystery pill that you found? I'll vote no.
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Cuntsiclestick
The pills aren't dangerous. They op said they were pills he or she has taken before but cant remember what they are now. She seems to have deleted her comment that stated that for whatever reason.
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Johnnytherat
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[Old Memory]
Well, I'm gonna let Darwinism dictate my answer, which is yes...Take it.
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alextsang08
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Aroura77
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Aroura77
It's amazing that I just made up this situation and it literally made you so angry that you wanted me to die. This is a fantastic insight into how the anonymity of the internet allows people to exercise intense feelings that would not be accessible in normal social situations.
For example, if you were my cleaner and you found a pill, and I asked 'should I take it?' I'm pretty sure your answer wouldn't be 'I hope it kills you'Comment Hidden ( show )-
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iEatZombies_
He wasn't angry, he just doesn't care if you die.
You don't have to do a social experiment to know if people value your life. The value of your life is measured in human connection. As an anonymous individual with little conversation on here, your life holds little value here. To a maid who has known you for years, even if they think your a dick, that value increases. Naturally, your life is valued highly with friends and family, and they would show care and concern if you considered eating a mystery pill.
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Aroura77
Well, I don't know about you, but usually care if someone I know or am watching kills themselves, so why would I not care when it's on the internet?
Because it creates a sort of remote, almost dream-like situation where you do not have to take the things people say so seriously because you have no validation that they actually mean them. Then again, lots of people do genuinely mean them. It's a tough one to call, because people build up a sort of thick skin for things on the internet they dislike, trolls, racist/sexist comments, e.c.t, at a certain point this becomes expected from time to time. However, this distance you put between yourself and the other commenter can often lead to a lack of significant empathy and sympathy when not discussing situations of great levity.
For example, if someone said: 'my dad just died', both in real life and on the internet, it's probable that the receiver will be very sympathetic. However, if someone said: 'my gerbil died' i'm sure in real life the receiver would act sympathetically, but there are people online who may say seemingly thoughtless things to this because of the distance between themselves and the sender.
Don't get me wrong, I am in no way looking to see if strangers value my life, that's completely irrelevant. I am looking to see ordinary people turn on someone in a situation set up to evoke that anonymous hatred in people that comes from the distance they have put between themselves and the other user.
It has been very well established over time that through primal instinct, on first contact, humans will generally care for the wellbeing of a stranger.
There is something about the internet that bypasses this, and there is no approved theory as to why this happens.Comment Hidden ( show )
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ihateallmyclothes
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Aroura77
Probably, but it's different here, I can't sack you from the internet or really do anything to harm you barring verbal (or in this case) textual abuse, meaning that you have the ability to say anything you like to me, even assume I am male even though Aroura is a female name, and send me a death wish even though I am a stranger. Do not get me wrong, I am not accusing you of being a bad person, only a typical person in that you are swayed by the power you get by sending attention-grabbing remarks. The overwhelming majority of people will do this in similar situations at some point in their lives because it is a natural part of human nature. You are...for lack of a more on the dot word...typical.
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Aroura77
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ihateallmyclothes
I doubt one pill would actually do any harm to you unless you're seriously underweight or something, considering the fact that it's probably just an aspirin or something... Could even be a mint... But still, don't.
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anti-hero
Unmarked means non prescription, even otc meds are marked. So go ahead it's a vitamin... or a mint.
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Johnnytherat
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myownopinions
So far, the votes are a 2:5 ratio (actually, it'd be 20:49 if you discount my vote) yes:no. I guess I shouldn't lose faith in humanity just yet...
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pogosodope
Unmarked pills are usually vitamins or supplements. Even tylenol has marks to some extent. I doubt the drug fairy brought you a magic little pill.
But if he did, wouldn't you take it?!
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Aroura77
Like in the comments above, there is no pill, this is a thought experiment designed to look at the way anonymous people react to the power to control a complete stranger's actions. It's interesting, because in this case, if there were genuinely a pill and people did vote 'yes', then a remote person somewhere could genuinely die. It's not that people don't realise this, but the anonymity of the internet allows them to overlook it to a certain extent. For example, if you had a daughter, 18-so full adult age, and she was cleaning out her room and found a pill and asked you if she should take it, your immediate response would be no. As with a friend cleaning out their room, or even a stranger who was, say, living with your friend and asked you the same thing, you still would say no...
So why do people say yes?
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Aroura77
What's amazing is that when people say 'yes, you should take it' and then make a reference to Darwinism or evolution, this literally suggests a situation in which the person asking would die, when this is a genuine possibility.
So, is this website only used by malicious people who wish other users to kill themselves?
Of course not!
But people do change on the internet, and often without realising it. My younger sister was the one who actually thought of this post, and she is only 18, but I'm sure if you met her in real life, you would not wish her to kill herself, even if she does ask a silly question. To be honest, I don't believe that these people would genuinely hope for someone who would do something unintelligent to kill themselves. At least I hope not...Comment Hidden ( show )
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teltrum
Why would you take it? What is the benefit? If you're going to take drugs at least know what they are.
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Aroura77
That's not the point, the point is, how will people react to this. It's the malicious nature of the anonymous human that allows them to vote yes. This is how trolls are created, by experiencing the kick that this interest in their comments that would not be naturally accepted in real life, this brings a lot of attention and importance to what they do, giving the power to the troll. It's a very rapidly expanding phenomenon that social anthropologists have yet to run many mass experiments on. I wanted to check this out myself.
The results are actually amazing, it's obvious that no-one would seriously suggest taking a strange, unknown pill, this could be incredibly dangerous, BUT the anonymity of the internet has allowed, i'm sure, perfectly reasonable people to give dangerous that could potentially harm a stranger to an unknown degree, and to post vicious comments.Comment Hidden ( show )
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kini.mesi
Remember sometimes in life, you have to take risks. Take it and let's know if something happens.
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loopoo
How long have you lived in your house? How long has the room been your room? Odds are it's an old painkiller/vitamin
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