the real lifeboat problem (copypasta from discord):

you are on a sinking ship. one lifeboat holds 4 people. if the lifeboat doesn't have exactly 4 people, it will sink because of weight imbalance, and everyone dies. here are your choices:

1. you

2. hungry cannibal (50% chance he eats everyone, but he survives)

3. the loudest crying baby that's super annoying

4. scientist that will cure a random extreme rare and dangerous disease that no one really ever gets. but you are the sole beneficiary of his $500m life insurance policy

5. hasn't showered in a year reddit moderator moderator (he moderates the reddit mods)

6. guy who brags about getting away with murder, but he will never do a major crime again

7. your best friend that will now always drive in front of you going 5 under the speed limit (but he is like super chill and cool)

who are you saving?

@nautilus The hungry cannibal at least is a good pick to take with you. If he knows whats good for him, he will not eat you, because then there will be less than four people and he will sink and die.

@nautilus Murder guy also, because if you take the cannibal anyone he kills will get eaten and everyone will sink and die

@nautilus Finally I think the baby covers the scenario where murder guy murders cannibal guy, cause you can threaten to eat the baby who is easy to stomach because so small. Or just throw overboard