What can you do/ or can't you do for a million dollars?
By Simon Karuku
@Canaanite (98)
September 26, 2017 1:12pm CST
Of course I heard this question a lot more when I was younger. People do a lot of bad things for money. Some of these things are very humiliating, but such people believe that money is much more important than their dignity. Is there a situation that would make you put money before your dignity?
The law of utilitarianism argues that if the pleasure obtained from an event exceeds the pain that comes with it, then such a situation should be adopted. I will give you an example. Vehicles cause a lot of accidents every day and are a major cause of death. That noted, if we banned the use of vehicles based on this fact, we'd have a lot more losses economically. It is for this reason that we must adopt the use of vehicles despite the number of deaths they cause. Do you agree with this law? Would you work in a strip club for a night, act porno, kill, or release your nudes to the public for a million dollars? I think most people would, but it is definitely not morally right. On a more personal note, if all you had in life was a million dollars, are there people in your life for who you'd give it away to save?
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@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
27 Sep 17
@Canaanite I cant think of anyone of this generation
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@Canaanite (98)
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27 Sep 17
@vsai2008 is it because you think that this generation is ungrateful?
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@Canaanite (98)
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27 Sep 17
Definitely. But are there people you love to the extent of giving up everything to give them life or happiness?
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
26 Sep 17
I don´t have and I don´r need a million dollars. But I could do with a little more than what I have. I have some extra money right now and I´m spending part of it to lend it to the people I love most.
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@Canaanite (98)
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27 Sep 17
I'd definitely want a million dollars! Even then, there are levels I'd not go to get it
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