• laughterlaughter@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    It’s the “most wanted” language. I don’t blame common folks associating “most wanted” with “I want this!” when in fact they don’t mean it.

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      4 months ago

      But the language is clear. From these 3 features, choose the one you want the most and the one you want the least 🤔

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        4 months ago

        The language is not clear.

        " As a vegetarian, which of these three options you want the least and which you want the most? You MUST choose to continue:

        1. Chicken sandwich.
        2. A kick in the balls.
        3. Pork sandwich.

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        You are saying that a reasonable person (vegetarian in this case, and disclaimer: I am not vegetarian) would say “well, I want a kick in the balls the least, so I’ll choose that. Now, fuck, I HATE chicken sandwiches and I HATE pork sandwiches. They both make me puke. But if I have to choose, I guess I’ll go for the chicken sandwich. Hey pollster, I want the chicken sandwich the most.” And the pollster writes “Chester wants the chicken sandwich the most.” Yeah, very clear.

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          That’s the typical “if you were in a deserted island” scenario that vegetarians and vegans are very familiar with. Given those 3 options:

          1 > 2 > 3