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THE PARACHUTE PARADOX
You are one of two people flying in a malfunctioning airplane with only ONE parachute.
Pessimist: You refuse the parachute because you might die in the jump anyway.
Optimist: You refuse the parachute because people have survived jumps just like this before.
Procrastinator: You play a game of Monopoly for the parachute.
Bureaucrat: You order a feasibility study on parachute use in single-engine aircraft under code red conditions.
Engineer: You make another parachute out of aisle curtains and dental floss.
Scientist: You give the other person the parachute and ask for a report on how well it worked.
Mathematician: You refuse to accept the parachute without proof that it will work in all cases.
Philosopher: You ask how it is known the parachute actually exists.
Economist: You plot a demand curve by asking, at regular intervals, how much the other person would pay for a parachute.
Surgeon General: You issue a warning that skydiving can be hazardous to your health.
Tobacco Grower: You explain very patiently that despite a number of remarkable coincidences, studies have shown no link whatsoever between airplane crashes and death.
Environmentalist: You refuse to use the parachute unless it is biodegradable.
Objectivist: Your only rational and moral choice is to take the parachute, as the free market will take care of the other person.
Sports Fan: You start betting on how long it will take to crash.
Auto Mechanic: As long as you are looking at the plane's engine, it works fine.
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