A plane is going down. There are 6 survivors but only 4 parachutes. You have one. Do you give yours up or keep it?
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Both options are defensible and both leave moral residue. The 4 parachutes vs 6 survivors creates a triage scenario where the system doesn't choose; the person holding the parachute does. Keeping it isn't selfishness in the simple sense — survival instinct is a baseline, not a vice. Giving it away isn't moral heroism — it's accepting a probability of death you didn't sign up for.
Why people split
One side treats survival instinct as a morally neutral feature of being alive — using your parachute isn't taking it from someone else, because no one else had a prior claim. The other treats unequal need as the morally relevant fact — if their life is at the same level of risk and you can defer your own claim, the sharing-by-rotation logic kicks in.
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What the split says
In high-stakes situations, the calmer option and the safer option often diverge. Once votes come in, this section will show how voters balance immediate safety against later consequences.
Worth asking yourself
- Could you live with the outcome you skipped?
- Who pays the price you avoid?