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...
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...
Should I take it? My fate is in your hands...
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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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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...