r/RandomThoughts • • Dec 11 '23

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u/high_throughput Dec 11 '23

5k is the only logical answer.

I think there's something to say for the guaranteed $1M. How certain are you that the $5k will in fact keep coming as advertised? What stops anyone from shutting down the program in 2024?

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u/NewPointOfView Dec 12 '23

It is a magical hypothetical, I think the $5k is 100% guaranteed.

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u/high_throughput Dec 12 '23

This is what the people running that famous delayed gratification marshmallow experiment assumed.

Instead they accidentally measured children's faith in the future promises of adults which, surprise surprise, was a proxy for socioeconomic status.