[Poll] Faith in Humanity

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How much would you wager with the magical cat?

  1. More than 1000x your annual income

    8 vote(s)
    11.9%
  2. 1000x your annual income

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%
  3. 100x your annual income

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%
  4. 50x your annual income

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. 25x your annual income

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. 10x your annual income

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%
  7. 5x your annual income

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. 2x your annual income

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. 1x your annual income

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  10. 6x your monthly income

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%
  11. 3x your monthly income

    2 vote(s)
    3.0%
  12. 2x your monthly income

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  13. 1x your monthly income

    2 vote(s)
    3.0%
  14. 2x your weekly income

    2 vote(s)
    3.0%
  15. 1x your weekly income

    3 vote(s)
    4.5%
  16. 3x your daily income

    2 vote(s)
    3.0%
  17. 2x your daily income

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%
  18. 1x your daily income

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  19. 4x your hourly income

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%
  20. 2x your hourly income

    3 vote(s)
    4.5%
  21. 1x your hourly income

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  22. I would wager small change

    10 vote(s)
    14.9%
  23. I wouldn't wager anything

    24 vote(s)
    35.8%
  24. I do not wish to answer

    5 vote(s)
    7.5%
  1. lychee

    lychee [- slightly morbid fruit -] ❀[ 恋爱? ]❀

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    This poll is a hypothetical scenario that quantitatively assesses your faith in humanity.

    Here is the situation:

    A magical mascot cat appears in front of you one day and offers a gamble.

    To play the game, you need to a wager a certain amount of your money. You can wager as little as a penny or as much as you like; even money that you do not have.

    Once you have made this wager, the magical cat will visit one other random person in the world.

    The magical cat will ask the random person:

    "A person has made a gamble with $XXXXX dollars, and it is up to you to decide if that person wins double the money or loses everything. So what do you think? Let them win or lose?"
    If the random person says yes, you win! Fate will align and somehow you will legally gain all the money you won through the wager within one year.

    If the random person says no, you lose! Fate will align and somehow you will lose everything that you wagered. If you wagered more than your entire net worth, you will end up in debt.

    How much would you wager?


    Note: if you not employed, assume that you have a minimum wage job for the purposes of the poll.
     
  2. Invisalats

    Invisalats The Bearded One

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    Most would see the cat as "the man" and everyone likes sticking it to the man
     
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  3. DocB

    DocB "I see you, little mouse! Run along"

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    here is my answer
     
  4. Night Phoenix

    Night Phoenix The *Eccentric* Person

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    I'd ask the cat to tell me *who said yes and I would give em some money

    *If I could ask the cat if he can tell the person
     
  5. otaku31

    otaku31 Well-Known Member

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    It's not that I don't have faith in humanity or confidence in my own luck, it's just that I don't trust cats, magical or otherwise.
    Kyubey.jpg
     
  6. Deleted member 155674

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    *cough*
    As a magical imaginary creature myself, I say that cat is horrible and up to no good, do not listen to such cat and I repeat do not listen to it, you have been warned

    :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
     
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  7. Moonpearl

    Moonpearl Professional Yuri Girl ❀ [Yuri Garden Creator]

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    I trust humanity only to be a giant troll. Let's be honest - if a magic cat came and said that to me, I'd say "no" just for the giggles, without thinking the consequences through.
     
  8. tsundere_taichou

    tsundere_taichou [Cute Demon Sect]

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    how the hell do you wager 1000 times your income, do you go into debt?
     
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  9. Bitter Sweet

    Bitter Sweet 『Gomi Delivery Service』

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    If I were asked to double or nothing someone's cash by that cat, I'd say yesh cause I have no reason to say no. Now if I were to put some cash on the line...? Yeah no thanks, I'd rather play it safe.
     
  10. Renaxan

    Renaxan [Ero Culture Enthusiast]

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    Nope. Gambling is ...bad, its not about faith with humanity..

    Rather its faith on the cat whether the cat choose kind person to ask or an as*hole, the result would be contrast. My luck with gambling pretty suck, i just roll 170 times today and only get 1 SSR, which not even one i wanted.

    And you said now with cash, no thanks.
     
  11. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    Interesting proposition... In all honesty I wouldn't wager more than 10% of my salary which is... *Looks at poll* 3x my daily income I guess?

    I think I have plenty of faith in humanity, but this kind of scenario feels like... It can go wrong from something as simple as someone having a bad day, it's not really something I'd be willing to take a risk for.

    I believe people will do the right thing when faced with a real situation, but in this kind of scenario that the person might not even trust the cat and believe it's some sort of hallucination...? Feels kinda scary to put money to wager on that.

    I think I agree with the feeling that it's more related to how much you're willing to gamble over how much you have faith in humanity...
     
  12. iampsyx

    iampsyx Have some rest, and let's do better tomorrow

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    Pretty much this without the magical kitty prejudice. :blobrofl:

    If something or someone came up to me from out of nowhere with deals and such, I'd definitely be wary of them first and foremost. :blobspearpeek: But I think that already answers how much faith I have in humanity? The ones who pro-actively approach strangers anyway.
     
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  13. lnv

    lnv ✪ Well-Known Hypocrite

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    Oh, this is an EASY question to answer.

    Who cares about the money or faith in humanity, I WANT THE MAGICAL KITTY!

    So my choice is to delay the answer indefinitely so I can pet and feed a magical kitty all day!
     
  14. Aegis21

    Aegis21 Hiki wanna be

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    I'll wager 4x the hourly wage,which is about 2 days worth of food in a really cheap place,it is a loss that I can take and if I win I get to splurge a bit,in short I'm gonna take it like any other gamble
     
  15. Naruin

    Naruin [Dada's New Employee][ex-NAH owner]

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    magical cat? *looks at @Kalto * err.. nope.. wouldnt wager anything?! ">.>"

    +the number of gud people on earth is very much lesser than combination of bad people and those who just randomly pick a choice!!!

    *cough* i myself might honestly say lose depending on my mood when that cat appears.. >\\\>
     
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  16. A5G_Reaper

    A5G_Reaper [DCLXVI, sohyee, and iampsyx's cute imouto]

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    On an entirely unrelated topic, how much would you pay to see a magical cat?

    :blobspearpeek::blobspearpeek::blobspearpeek::blobspearpeek::blobspearpeek::blobspearpeek::blobspearpeek::blobspearpeek::blobspearpeek::blobspearpeek:
     
  17. Kiskaiya

    Kiskaiya 【Let’s pretend】

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    I live in America, I have no faith in humanity 。・゚(゚⊃ω⊂゚)゚・。
     
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  18. Ai chan

    Ai chan Queen of Yuri, Devourer of Traps, Thrusted Witch

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    If the magical mascot cat is Kyubey, Ai-chan will punch him in the face first before considering any deals with him. Then Ai-chan will wager his soul for the gamble. Like why not? The rules say Ai-chan can wager with money Ai-chan doesn't have, right?
     
  19. mir

    mir Well-Known Member

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    Enough that I wouldn't deeply regret not betting more if it works, not enough that I'd suffer the debt very long if it fails.
    3x month's salary.

    Ai chan is brilliant. :aww:
     
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  20. AMissingLinguist

    AMissingLinguist [Not Here][Blank Sect][Nuffian #N]

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    I would wager nothing. It's not because I have no faith in humanity. It's because I have no faith in myself. Earning more money through magically legal methods would mean I accepted money from someone else's kindness, and I would never be able to repay them back. :blobpensive:
     
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