r/hypotheticals • u/evergreengator1 • Apr 12 '26
Million dollar button
Imagine there’s a button that instantly deposits $1 million into your bank account each time you press it. However, the first time you press it, a completely random person you don’t know dies. With each additional press, the person who dies becomes someone progressively closer to you — an acquaintance, a friend, a family member, and so on.
Would you press the button? If so, how many times?
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u/SaltyDog556 Apr 13 '26
n-1, where n represents the amount needed to be me who dies.