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Magenta
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Would you kill a moth for $100 1
#26994191 - 10/20/20 09:11 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hello. I work in food manufacturing factory. We have strict and stringent pest protocol. I moved a wooden pallet today and a spider fell out of a crack. my first instinct was to kill it to remove the risk of it contaminating the product but i was instantly stopped with the moral issue that i'm ending that animal's life for a financial reason/benefit. I ended up getting some paper towel, picking it up and letting it go out side.
I get that not everyone is too fond of spiders. My particular situation involved a spider but this is about bugs in general, and i think months are a very neutral non threatening embodiment of said group which is why i've chosen them as the example.
Here is the question:
If for some non threatening reason there is a moth in front of you and someone with 100% legitimacy says they'll give you $100 to squish and kill the moth, would you do it?
For me personally if a bug is pissing me off i'll kill it without a second thought. If someone were to offer money however it becomes a transaction and i, i don't think i could do it under those superficial circumstances. I've been thinking about this all day and if an absurd amount of money were offered i'd probably say yes but i'd feel so guilty that i'd donate all of it to charity..
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: Magenta] 1
#26994202 - 10/20/20 09:19 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Magenta said: For me personally if a bug is pissing me off i'll kill it without a second thought.
No. I refuse to do even this so I certainly wouldn't add the further immorality of being paid for it.
I have a strict criteria for killing, and it involves eating.
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: Magenta] 2
#26994226 - 10/20/20 09:36 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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I wouldn't kill a bug for $100, but I do kill a lot of things like horseflies, and mosquitos if they're after me...they're doing what they do naturally, and I'm reacting naturally. I don't see any problem in that.
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: Magenta] 1
#26994230 - 10/20/20 09:40 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Absolutely not man, not cool, and getting money for it makes it even worse. Unless you are a Hitman, or in this case a hitmoth?
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: 1234go] 1
#26994234 - 10/20/20 09:47 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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1234go said: I wouldn't kill a bug for $100, but I do kill a lot of things like horseflies, and mosquitos if they're after me...they're doing what they do naturally, and I'm reacting naturally. I don't see any problem in that.
Agree. I consider those things 'trying to eat me' so I've no problem killing them.
Killing things just because they're annoying me feels immoral though.
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: fraki58] 1
#26994235 - 10/20/20 09:47 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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While ending innocent life is bad and all, you can argue that bugs like that are pests and need to be dealt with. If you have rats in your house, you would want to do what you can to get rid of them.
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1234go
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Jokeshopbeard said: Agree. I consider those things 'trying to eat me' so I've no problem killing them.
Killing things just because they're annoying me feels immoral though.
It's kinda situational. Like...if I was outside, and it was muggy, hot & humid...I'm sweatin' bullets, and there's this flying insect that won't stop buzzing around my ear. I'd probably feel like enough is enough, and swat the thing. I'd feel bad about it, though.
However - On a cool, windy day...having a beer with some friends on the porch I'd probably just be waving it away, or hardly even notice at all.
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: Jokeshopbeard] 5
#26994263 - 10/20/20 10:06 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Jokeshopbeard said:
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Magenta said: For me personally if a bug is pissing me off i'll kill it without a second thought.
No. I refuse to do even this so I certainly wouldn't add the further immorality of being paid for it.
I have a strict criteria for killing, and it involves eating.
I don’t always kill bugs. But when I do, I eat them
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: Magenta]
#26994283 - 10/20/20 10:28 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Trippy, bruh. Offering the $100 makes me not want to squish it. I let them out anyways since I’m in and out of the place at night and a moth will get in. They’re easy to cup and hold.
Pretty much any bug I would squish for $100 I would squish for free so whoever is making the offer would be wise just to ask me to squish it first and save $100.
Things like jumping spiders, praying mantis and lady bugs etc I’m not going to squish.
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: Amanita86]
#26994293 - 10/20/20 10:40 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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I’d pay $150 per moth I get to kill
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: Amanita86]
#26994300 - 10/20/20 10:44 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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wtf more people wouldnt squish a moth then blend a cat, like in Asantes thread, Id squish a moth for free, our apple tree had like 1000 caterpillers, they ate every single leaf on the tree, then they all turned to moths at the same time, for like 2 weeks I couldnt look outside without seeing like 50 flying around, about 1 every 2 days would squeeze through the crack between the AC and my window and id squish it in my room, I dont think moths are really a better example then spiders
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: koods]
#26994302 - 10/20/20 10:45 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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I would fuck that moth up. Send me the cash up front and I'll kill as many that you pay me for.
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: koods]
#26994303 - 10/20/20 10:46 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Why is there a correlation between willingness to kill a bug, and the size of the bug.
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: Malkuthian]
#26994338 - 10/20/20 11:08 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Do you get to choose which moth dies? Moth Hitler perhaps? Or that cucklet from the dmv, Moth Craig?
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: Yeetusdeetus] 1
#26994342 - 10/20/20 11:10 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Maybe your moth er
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: Patlal]
#26994362 - 10/20/20 11:25 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Patlal said: I would fuck that moth up. Send me the cash up front and I'll kill as many that you pay me for.
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: Niffla]
#26994367 - 10/20/20 11:26 AM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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.....but I WOULD however kill mosquitos.......for free
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: spirit_shadow] 1
#26994442 - 10/20/20 12:03 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'd kill the moth, then when the guy pulled his wallet out, I'd bonk him on teh hed and take his wallet.
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: Baby_Hitler] 1
#26994456 - 10/20/20 12:12 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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Moths are cute.
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Re: Would you kill a moth for $100 [Re: SonicTitan] 1
#26994516 - 10/20/20 12:49 PM (3 years, 3 months ago) |
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I want to kill at least 10 per day if we have a secure payment plan. Will I get a 1099 form?
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