Would You Rather...

Biggskip · Jul 8, 2011

Live today as a poor person (I'll allow you to define poor)

or

Live 500 years ago as a person of great power (King of England, Pope, etc.), however you will have perfect knowledge of everything that is missing from your life that is currently available in the year 2011 (e.g. antibiotics, television, internet, etc.). So basically you could think of it as taking yourself as you are today and traveling back in time 500 years, but with no way to get back to the present.

Had this discussion with a few people at work and found the responses to be pretty interesting.

CouttsClient · Jul 8, 2011

Today. 'Comfortably poor' as defined by Felix Dennis.

The comfortable poor
Â£2m-Â£5m:
The comfortably off
Â£5m-Â£15m:
The comfortably wealthy
Â£15m-Â£40m:
The lesser rich
Â£40m-Â£75m:
The comfortably rich
Â£75m-Â£100m:
The rich
Â£100m-Â£200m:
The seriously rich
Â£200m-Â£400m:
The truly rich
Â£400m-Â£999m:
The filthy rich
More than Â£999m:
The super rich

in stitches · Jul 8, 2011

its good ta be da king - mel brooks

Dbear · Jul 8, 2011

a King dude.

poor person today also has knowledge of everything he is missing...

ezlau · Jul 8, 2011

Live as a pope 500 years ago and have my whole collection of kids for my personal enjoyme-- Oops, I meant live as a respectable pope 500 years ago

shibbel · Jul 8, 2011

I'd want to be a man of great power 500 years ago, if it's anything like the various HBO series' lead me to believe, I'd be able to lay around all day drinking, and *******. Oh wait, that's what poor people these days do anyway.

Fraiche · Jul 8, 2011

Obviously King.

Imagine having the opportunity to advance science and socio economics 500 years ago based on today's knowledge.

Biggskip · Jul 9, 2011

Originally Posted by Dbear

a King dude.

poor person today also has knowledge of everything he is missing...

Eh, there's a lot that they're not missing too.

Originally Posted by Fraiche

Obviously King.

Imagine having the opportunity to advance science and socio economics 500 years ago based on today's knowledge.

Nobody that I've posed this question to (including myself) has thought about it from the perspective that you just did. People always come at the question from a lifestyle perspective and never from a social impact perspective.

That said, I'm still taking the life of the poor person. I place a lot of value on ibuprofen.

Rambo · Jul 9, 2011

I'd be a ******* Mayan god. I'd drink chocolate, **** my women, and sacrifice miserable bastards to whatever god they believed in. Then, I'd have an ear of corn.

CouttsClient · Jul 9, 2011

Originally Posted by Rambo

I'd be a ******* Mayan god. I'd drink chocolate, **** my women, and sacrifice miserable bastards to whatever god they believed in. Then, I'd have an ear of maize.

Zach23 · Jul 9, 2011

I dont know... I really like the present. I think I'd stay.

I would choose the king if I didn't know about the present

Rambo · Jul 9, 2011

Originally Posted by CouttsClient

you'll be my first sacrifice.

shibbel · Jul 10, 2011

Originally Posted by Rambo

I'd be a ******* Mayan god. I'd drink chocolate, **** my women, and sacrifice miserable bastards to whatever god they believed in. Then, I'd have an ear of corn.
Rambo, he said "person" so in order to make that mayan god thing work (at least in your head) you're going to need about 400mcg of LCD mixed in that chocolate

kwilkinson · Jul 10, 2011

Originally Posted by shibbel

Rambo, he said "person" so in order to make that mayan god thing work (at least in your head) you're going to need about 400mcg of LCD mixed in that chocolate

I've heard that LCD is a hell of a drug.

Amelorn · Jul 10, 2011

It depends....

Having armies of women for conquest and men for bloodsport is nice...

But a person today has comforts a Renaissance duke could only dream of. Ice water (during the summer) was an unheard of luxury back in the day, for example.

King though...my my my my my

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