This is something that's interested me, and I'm kind of wondering about whether it's universal or whether it's just me.
If you're interested in responding, read this post, then go to the poll and vote, and only after that read what other people have written/said.
Suppose there is a box. This box allows you to type in someone's name, and find a specific individual on the Earth, and then hit a button that immediately kills them. Death is instantaneous, and it can target anyone.
Situation 1: what would you do if the box was in your possession? Would you use it to go after warmongering leaders? Say, North Korea, Putin? Or serial killers? Or just politicians you disliked/thought were dangerous? Or would you be afraid that you'd misuse it and want to destroy it?
Would you want to use it if you had total anonymity and it could not be traced back to you, or would you want a group helping you make decisions about who to target?
What situations would you feel comfortable in?
Situation 2: what if this box was not in your hands, but in a stranger's. Perhaps this stranger has oversight from others. Perhaps they have used the box for a year and has made nothing but universally beloved decisions, improving the state of the world. Would you feel comfortable with that power still in their hands? Would you want them to have oversight, or would you be content with the decisions they have made and be fine if they remained anonymous?
What if you just knew that a stranger had the box, and had no idea of their intentions?
Would you be comfortable with a stranger having the box? At what point do you become uncomfortable, or even scared?
You can write as much thought process as you want, if any, but for the poll, just tick the situations where you would be content, and leave blank the ones where you start to be uncomfortable or worried.
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