Would You Rather: Have to explain the same thing 3 times or Have to repeat yourself constantly?
Would you rather Have to explain the same thing 3 times or Have to repeat yourself constantly? What seems like a silly question about "Have to explain the same thing 3 times" and "Have to repeat yourself constantly" actually reveals how much we value convenience. The first option, "Have to explain the same thing 3 times", has a certain appeal that is worth unpacking. It promises something — a capability, a freedom, a knowledge — that most people go their whole lives without. But the promise is not free. Every gain in one dimension requires a corresponding sacrifice elsewhere, and the everyday category tends to make those sacrifices particularly vivid. You would have to live with the consequences every single day. And then there is "Have to repeat yourself constantly". Not better, not worse — just different in ways that matter. This option asks you to give up something specific, and the specificity is what makes it hard. Generic sacrifices are easy to agree to in theory. But "Have to repeat yourself constantly" names exactly what you would lose, and that precision is uncomfortable. In the everyday category, this kind of discomfort is the whole point. What makes this question genuinely difficult is that both options feel like losses. You are not choosing between a good thing and a bad thing. You are choosing between two different kinds of limitation. With 6,133 votes cast and a 47%-53% split, it is.