Got it! So you’re saying that the last choice is between 2³³ or 0 and the last guy has a probably x of pulling the lever and killing everyone (therefore a (1-x) probability of killing nobody).

So, even if it’s guaranteed that nobody along the way pulls the lever (the best case scenario if we want 0 dead), the expected value at the last branch is x · 2³³ + (1-x) · 0. And the only way this is less than 1 is if x < 1 / 2³³, which is an absurdly tiny probability.

If we also consider the intermediary probabilities, this already tiny probability threshold of 1 / 2³³ of killing nobody gets SMALLER because we’re allowing more chances for killing way more than 1 person along the way.

That’s what the meme is. But the user’s calculation multiplies 1-x by 0, not 1-x by half the population. Or by the future expected value.

I am not seeing it. Are you saying the last person chooses between killing nobody and killing the entire population? Also, what about the intermediary likelihoods of pulling the lever?

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled hips yearning to swing freely

We think with ad blockers we’re shielded by ads and to some degree, we are. At least we don’t have to see the abominations. But ads are insidious. They echo. We can block the actual ads but we live in a reality that is molded by ads. They’re massive coordination mechanisms that alter our shared culture. They push the masses into lifestyles and into brands. We can still shield ourselves, to some degree, from being influenced by all of this. But we can’t really escape a world where a brand not only is a product but also a symbol.

Seriously lol. “My PE teacher is fat therefore education is worthless. I’m very intelligent.”

This is the same kind of smug stupidity that enables shit movements like MAGA. Science bad! Education bad! Vaccines bad! Teachers bad!

Troll

Can you give an example of it being used for different reasons?

Holy shit, this user is extremely intelligent

It’s a way to minimize educators and you know it lol

Lol this is f*nny. Fuckin h*rmonicas.

Edit: my asterisks italicized the thing, whoops lol

I’m tired dog