A big hypothetical question

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Suppose one of your acquaintances or friends, such as one of your co-workers, a cousin, a classmate, had been given only ten dollars (or eight Euros, etc.) to spend for a single day's leisure (ignore factors such as meals and lodging). That person then spent the ten dollars on something (you don't know what).

Now imagine yourself in your most cynical , most world-weary mood. What would your response be? What would you think he would have done?

Then imagine yourself in your most generous, humanitarian, altruistic mood. What would your response be? What do you think he would have done?

Thank you.

 

I'm not sure I understand the question but I'll give it a go.

Cynical: Pokie machines
Altruistic: DVDs to watch with girlfriend

 

Cynical: Blew it all at the arcade, playing sh*tty games.

Altruistic: Got a gift for somebody.

 

Cynic: Blow it on dope.

Altruistic: Give to the needy.

 

cynic: Blow it on strippers.

altruistic: Blow it on strippers. (hey, they need money too you know.)

 

Cynic: Bought himself a porn mag.

Altruistic: Bought me a porn mag.

 

Those must be really cheap (and most likely ugly) strippers!

As for my response:

cynic: wasted it on hard liquor

altruistic: Bought rosses for someone ill.

 

Cynical: (or do I mean realistic?): Alcohol
(amounts to about 2 pints of beer in London, if lucky)

Altruistic: Something cultural, although most of the London museums are free, they do request donations. (This is me being generous to them, not them being generous with the money)

 

@kitrax

lol, i was about to say something similar about the strippers

cynical: blew it on beer. unoriginal, but practical.

altruistic: listened to his girl and bought her a shirt. actually, this could be put in the cynical as it benifits you because she's now quiet and happy

also. what's the stroy behind this question? i'm itching to hear it

 

Cynical, giving it to some beggar who will only spend it on liquor... at least he will be happy for a few minutes.

Altruistic, sorry can't do anything altruistic, even if I gave all my money away to some poor kid in Africa, I'd only do it to make myself happy.

Edit:
Hey, if I was allowed to come up with a selfish action, I'd adopt a puppy and gave it food and shelter. But that can't be altruistic

[ December 17, 2004, 13:14: Message edited by: Morgoth ]

 

Ten dollars won't fix the world, so no matter how you spend it it cannot be that "altruistic" when compared to real action: give ten bucks to a shelter of homeless animals or adopt a pet from there? Gee, you just bought them enough food for two days.

But if I were cynical, I'd say that s/he would spend it to magazines. You know: those oh-so-interesting papers for men and women full of useless gossip and turning totally worthless after one or two reads. Worse; you can read them for free on Internet or in libraries.

 

Cynic: Sniffed up a line, then burned the note in a hysteric egoflash.

Altruist: Bough a homeless person some food.

 

Cynical: bought a marked down RPG for his/her self.

There is no such thing as an altruistic action.
so as a nice act:bought a marked down RPG for me.