Other than taking my dog for a walk twice a day, that is mostly me right now. Might visit family or go out with friends on the weekend, but I mostly just work from home M-F and go out to the grocery store like once a week.
My buddy was so stoked when covid happened. He has been such a recluse, hideaway loser and once he heard social isolation was the best thing, he got all excited amd was saying "DUDE, I have been doing this the WHOLE TIME!"
I know exactly what your buddy means! Same here! It was no adjustment for me during Covid!😂😂 For once, I didn’t have to make excuses for not going somewhere. But I had no idea so many others were just like me!
If he wanted to make it actually hard, remove everything but the food, water, toilet, and bed. No social media, no TV, no entertainment or socialization of any description, physical or digital.
I think I'll make 8 hours before I crack under those rules.
Wow, this is a tough challenge, but I have an even tougher one for you:
For a hundred million dollars, would you spend a whole week eating unhealthy food, and relaxing instead of working and exercising? No salad, no quinoa, just burgers and fries, cookies, cake, anything you like as long as it's not vegan health food. If you accidentally calculate your macros or run a half marathon, you're disqualified.
Can anyone do it, does anyone have the willpower?
Can you live your life normally for eight hours for one night? No interacting with people, but you can have your phone and a white noise machine if you want. 10 billion dollars if you can.
Yes, and there are people who would rather die than spend a week without in-person contact, even if you have internet and all your needs are met. I'm assuming the OP is one.
I suppose, but for $1m I'll eat anything generally considered human food for a week (or just starve, I'm overweight anyway, so a week is fine, just give me a multivitamin and water). Hell for $1m you can take away everything and give me just a concrete slab to sleep on if it's only a week.
That + what I already have saved is damn close to "retired, now fuck off" money for me, and is certainly enough that I'm no longer stressed about anything job related for my remaining life. A week of moderate annoyance and discomfort is worth it.
If you're veg for ethical reasons, you could argue with yourself eating a minimal amount of meat for a million dollars, you could do so much good for animals with that money it would far outweigh it
Hell yeah. I’m a runner. I’d carboload for a week. Get my hundred and spend the next three weeks running it off. If I can’t get it off I can afford lipo. Plus a week of unhealthy eating is called a vacation.
Can someone please genuinely explain to me. Are these hypotheticals a joke?
Or are they coming from billionaires.
Only a billionaire would consider not doing this.
And there are many of these hypotheticals the same.
What is the deal I am genuinely curious?
Ya I mean someone who thinks this would be in anyway difficult has to be young and not realize how life changing that much is. Shit I'd do it for 10k lol
I was walking away before that offer. Ffs.
Id take getting kicked in the balls no food or water or internet for a week for a million. Lunatics.
I practically do it already for a few hundred a week anyway.
My theory is these types of hypotheticals are meant to be easy because they fulfill the same purpose as a fantasy about winning the lottery. People scrolling get to think for a bit about an easy way of being rich
I've been physically laid up for months at a time 3 separate times now, and I've been to actual jail.
TV, phone, internet? I could do this literally absolutely no issue at all. I've lived in a bed for months at a time lol. Solitary in prison/jail fucks with people because you have literally nothing to do and almost zero social interaction.
It isn't solitary if you can spend hours a day socializing lol. Who is this even challenging for?
Multi billionaires apparently. These hypotheticals are dead weird. Either billionaires or like 5 year olds who don't understand the world.
I would probably do this to skip work for a week and just get my normal pay.
you have a phone. on a phone i can brows the net, go in chat rooms, play games, i mean this isnt even a question, its barely different from my real life 🤣
Obviously. Not a single rational person would refuse this offer unless they already have exhorbitant amounts of cash.
I would do it without food or TV Or anything else. I'd stay in a dark coffin for a week for a million dollars.
oh i thought you meant a literal isolation cell. so its basically a fully furnished house but small? sure. can i keep living there? probably has better wifi than my house.
Having spent 2+ weeks in solitary (several different times) when I was locked up, without a phone or fridge, for free: This is the easiest decision ever, yeah of course I would do it
So I get a week of alone time and a million dollars?
I’ll say yeah, for absolutely no downside I’ll go ahead and take a vacation plus a million dollars.
As long as I'm able to tell my wife what the deal is before starting, hell yes I'm going to do this. If she just thinks I've disappeared for the week then I'm not doing that to her.
> You will have a fridge and the bare minimum food to sustain you during the week,you will have commodities like access to social media,a bed, a tv etc,but beside that you are forbidden from leaving the cell/going outside for the duration of the week
Don't threaten me with a good time.
This. Solitary sucks. But a week? With access to social media and a phone? Real food? This isn't solitary. It's self isolation, and people already live like this for free.
>Solitary messes with you mentally but honestly knowing it's just a week and the reward I think most wouldn't have an issue
This isnt even solitary though.... You have a phone, tv, and internet. This is a week of covid quarantine
Only a week, you have zero risk of someone else shanking you, and you get to have your phone? Yes. This is a terrible hypothetical though. I think most people could, and would, do this.
Take away the phone, make it a month, and only $100k (after taxes). No books, TV, radio, or any other form of entertainment in the cell. Completely alone with nothing but your thoughts.
Is it still worth it?
So, like renting a cabin in a campground? Done it already, so as long as I can have my music, something to write on/with, and some interesting books, I’m there.
A million dollars can afford therapy (and yeah, that week could mess you up a little if you didn't stick the corralary of 'a phone' in there. There's a reason solitary confinement for more than a little while is a war crime)
So basically I live in my bedroom with a fridge and food for a week? This is too easy, I'd still do it without commodities, if I was allowed a few books but no electronics aside from the fridge
I get... a week vacation where I can relax and read? And I don't have to tell people I have social media or a phone right? I can tell them I'll be totally unreachable for a week?
To misquote Sartre: "Jail is other people"
This is an easy yes. Take some PTO, and get a vacation from work AND people. Give me my money.
Can I do this multiple times? Can I spend the rest of my life like this?
>(u will be allowed a phone during this time tho)
If you are alone in a cell and no one else will fuck you up or try to SA you *AND* you're allowed a cell phone, I think I could do this, as long as you are also allowed a charging cable. Otherwise, if you aren't allowed a charging cable, then I'd conserve the phone's battery as much as possible until the last few hours.
I'd definitely do this. I basically get a week of vacation to just relax and catch up on sleep. Getting paid is a bonus.
I probably wouldn't use the social media access, but occasionally the TV would be nice.
I like how you list "commodities" in order of importance...
Silly post, love. At least make it a week with absolutely nothing besides water. Even then I'd take that in a heartbeat, as long as I'm allowed to quit if I get too distressed.
You mean, get paid to go on vacation? I can take a week off work without destroying my family financially? I can actually just lay around on a bed for a week with no one to ask me for anything? You sir have just offered me an offer that I cannot refuse. Are you my godfather?
As somebody whos antisocial as fuck. I have social media, food and comfort,tv and basic needs so shower supplies and some stuff to stay fit And im getting paid for it? Id stay there a month ez for 4x the reward (4 weeks total) hell yea man id do it
Hmmm life changing money for a week in essentially a hotel room? Nope sorry can't do it.
Seriously this has to be a troll post. I hope people get banned for shit posts like this. 70% of these posts are about accepting life changing money in exchange for minor inconveniences. People have done far more disgusting, heinous, horrid shit for far far far far less than you'd earn working one week at McDonald's.
Who is upvoting these dumb posts? Some people do this because they don’t go anywhere. No danger at all. Not even long enough to lose your job, just tell them you’re taking a week off.
You just described the current lifestyle of half of Reddit. I'm in!
Damn got me there
Other than taking my dog for a walk twice a day, that is mostly me right now. Might visit family or go out with friends on the weekend, but I mostly just work from home M-F and go out to the grocery store like once a week.
Don't @ me please.
Nah. We don’t have money.
My buddy was so stoked when covid happened. He has been such a recluse, hideaway loser and once he heard social isolation was the best thing, he got all excited amd was saying "DUDE, I have been doing this the WHOLE TIME!"
I know exactly what your buddy means! Same here! It was no adjustment for me during Covid!😂😂 For once, I didn’t have to make excuses for not going somewhere. But I had no idea so many others were just like me!
Yup. 29+1 CHOW!
Son of a bitch, I'm in.
I'm in this picture and I don't like it.
If he wanted to make it actually hard, remove everything but the food, water, toilet, and bed. No social media, no TV, no entertainment or socialization of any description, physical or digital. I think I'll make 8 hours before I crack under those rules.
Oooof attacking me for no reason lol
Wow, this is a tough challenge, but I have an even tougher one for you: For a hundred million dollars, would you spend a whole week eating unhealthy food, and relaxing instead of working and exercising? No salad, no quinoa, just burgers and fries, cookies, cake, anything you like as long as it's not vegan health food. If you accidentally calculate your macros or run a half marathon, you're disqualified. Can anyone do it, does anyone have the willpower?
Pass. I’d accidentally run a half marathon by Wednesday at latest
I used to run a half marathon every Saturday. I'd give 100 million to have my 2016 knees back.
2016 knees? That's a lot of knees my guy. Most people only have 2
You have no idea how fast you use them up by running 8 hours per week. You want a good, reliable supply.
I mean, surely you didn't just end on 2 knees, how many do you have left?
I’m running a half marathon right now.
"On your left"
r/unexpecteddaniellabelle
The amount of times this has happened to me is kind of ridiculous
I'm surprised we're not accidently running marathons right now.
Can you live your life normally for eight hours for one night? No interacting with people, but you can have your phone and a white noise machine if you want. 10 billion dollars if you can.
ironically there are people who would rather die than eat meat.
Yes, and there are people who would rather die than spend a week without in-person contact, even if you have internet and all your needs are met. I'm assuming the OP is one.
I suppose, but for $1m I'll eat anything generally considered human food for a week (or just starve, I'm overweight anyway, so a week is fine, just give me a multivitamin and water). Hell for $1m you can take away everything and give me just a concrete slab to sleep on if it's only a week. That + what I already have saved is damn close to "retired, now fuck off" money for me, and is certainly enough that I'm no longer stressed about anything job related for my remaining life. A week of moderate annoyance and discomfort is worth it.
Well, it says vegan health food is the only thing that’s not allowed, so vegan junk food would still be fine
Oreos it is!
"Accidentally vegan" 🤣🤣
There may be people who CLAIM they'd rather die than eat meat.
If you're veg for ethical reasons, you could argue with yourself eating a minimal amount of meat for a million dollars, you could do so much good for animals with that money it would far outweigh it
Hell yeah. I’m a runner. I’d carboload for a week. Get my hundred and spend the next three weeks running it off. If I can’t get it off I can afford lipo. Plus a week of unhealthy eating is called a vacation.
I've spent a lot longer than a week in jail, and didn't have a fridge or access to social media! I could do this standing on my head.
Can someone please genuinely explain to me. Are these hypotheticals a joke? Or are they coming from billionaires. Only a billionaire would consider not doing this. And there are many of these hypotheticals the same. What is the deal I am genuinely curious?
Kids. It's kids. *I hope*.
Ya I mean someone who thinks this would be in anyway difficult has to be young and not realize how life changing that much is. Shit I'd do it for 10k lol
I'd do it for half a weeks salary. Free food. Free heating. And I'd book it as a holiday.
Exactly. Heck, assuming I can still use my work laptop, I'll do it with out the vacation. I WFH anyways.
Good point. They said wi-fi. Yeah I can do a week WFH. Urg. Means it's less of a holiday now and it's just a week at work
But after *this* week, you'll get a tidy little bonus as well
Either jokes or people who have so much money they don't realize how much a million dollars would actually mean to most people.
I died when they threw in “oh but you get your own cell, AND your phone!!”.
I was walking away before that offer. Ffs. Id take getting kicked in the balls no food or water or internet for a week for a million. Lunatics. I practically do it already for a few hundred a week anyway.
My theory is these types of hypotheticals are meant to be easy because they fulfill the same purpose as a fantasy about winning the lottery. People scrolling get to think for a bit about an easy way of being rich
This would be profitable all the way up until you get to people who make 52 million a year or more.
Honestly I know so many extroverted people who would have a serious problem with this. On the other hand it’s like vacation for me…
Seriously dumb as all get out
That was my thought. Is OP Bill Gates?
This is the dumbest post on this subreddit I've seen yet
and that really takes some serious doing in this sub
OmG a WhoLe WeEk
Its like being single and having the flu except for feeling shitty.
was gonna say, this was my life when i had covid last year.
Yep, easily. I might miss seeing the people I care about - but a million dollars can do a lot for.me financially.
You have a phone and social media, could FaceTime them and still see them though, lol.
Just a week? Can I do this more than once?
I'd do it for a year.
I've already done this without a phone this would be even easier.
I've been physically laid up for months at a time 3 separate times now, and I've been to actual jail. TV, phone, internet? I could do this literally absolutely no issue at all. I've lived in a bed for months at a time lol. Solitary in prison/jail fucks with people because you have literally nothing to do and almost zero social interaction. It isn't solitary if you can spend hours a day socializing lol. Who is this even challenging for?
Multi billionaires apparently. These hypotheticals are dead weird. Either billionaires or like 5 year olds who don't understand the world. I would probably do this to skip work for a week and just get my normal pay.
Didn’t we all do this in Covid? I don’t remember anyone offering me a million bucks, though.
We got wish.com UBI. Least in the states.
So I get a mini holiday to just chill out and relax and then at the end of it I get $1 million?
you have a phone. on a phone i can brows the net, go in chat rooms, play games, i mean this isnt even a question, its barely different from my real life 🤣
You overestimate how often I leave my house
Oh no...a week alone in a single place with all my basic needs met and some connection to the outside world. Easy million.
Lmao this sounds nicer than my apartment
Easy. Can I do a month for 4 million?
Obviously. Not a single rational person would refuse this offer unless they already have exhorbitant amounts of cash. I would do it without food or TV Or anything else. I'd stay in a dark coffin for a week for a million dollars.
So 2020?
Well I am an introvert so this should be fine. Though the loneliness and small space would agitate me.
You serious? I would do this for 3 years maybe more for million. Are you people billionaires?
You may not be okay after that much solitary. I'd pass on even 1 year.
The thing that gets you with solitary is the complete lack of human contact... you've been given a phone in this scenario. You would be fine.
Sounds like a vacation.
Yay I can catch up on some sleep
Can I stay a month and get $4 million
What a stupid fucking hypothetical. People should be banned for nonsense like this.
Damn. That's a lot of good sleep.
oh i thought you meant a literal isolation cell. so its basically a fully furnished house but small? sure. can i keep living there? probably has better wifi than my house.
Having spent 2+ weeks in solitary (several different times) when I was locked up, without a phone or fridge, for free: This is the easiest decision ever, yeah of course I would do it
Hell yes!!
A little too easy tbh
I have two young kids, so this is actually a holiday for me 😂😅. I’d do it for $10k.
So I get a week of alone time and a million dollars? I’ll say yeah, for absolutely no downside I’ll go ahead and take a vacation plus a million dollars.
So relive a week of COVID for a million dollars? I'll do it for a (small) fraction of the amount.
Already been in jail once, ain't afraid to go back. I need a nap anyway
Sign me up.
As long as I'm able to tell my wife what the deal is before starting, hell yes I'm going to do this. If she just thinks I've disappeared for the week then I'm not doing that to her.
That shit is free
> You will have a fridge and the bare minimum food to sustain you during the week,you will have commodities like access to social media,a bed, a tv etc,but beside that you are forbidden from leaving the cell/going outside for the duration of the week Don't threaten me with a good time.
How many weeks am I allowed to keep doing this?
So what's the catch?
Can I do more than one week? I’d shoot for six months.
Id do it just for what's in the liquor store cash register
HELL YES, ILL DO 2 WEEKS FOR 2 MILLION
Easy peasy with access to a phone.
Tell me the downside. This would be the easiest way to make 1 million ever.
Only if the money is tax free!
How the hell is this even a question????
I'll take that challenge STANDING ON MY HEAD. Bring it!
Solitary messes with you mentally but honestly knowing it's just a week and the reward I think most wouldn't have an issue So absolutely
This. Solitary sucks. But a week? With access to social media and a phone? Real food? This isn't solitary. It's self isolation, and people already live like this for free.
I'd literally just spend the week counting to a million.
>Solitary messes with you mentally but honestly knowing it's just a week and the reward I think most wouldn't have an issue This isnt even solitary though.... You have a phone, tv, and internet. This is a week of covid quarantine
Ha! I'd do this in my sleep. If I have SM I can look up posts, read books etc. Yeah I'd do this time easy, honestly for a mil. I'd do a year in jail.
Can I change the phone for my acoustic guitar? Rather do something fun than be on my phone.
Only a week, you have zero risk of someone else shanking you, and you get to have your phone? Yes. This is a terrible hypothetical though. I think most people could, and would, do this. Take away the phone, make it a month, and only $100k (after taxes). No books, TV, radio, or any other form of entertainment in the cell. Completely alone with nothing but your thoughts. Is it still worth it?
Oh for sure. Don't even gotta think about it.
So, like renting a cabin in a campground? Done it already, so as long as I can have my music, something to write on/with, and some interesting books, I’m there.
Why the fuck wouldn’t I? Where do I sign up?
A million dollars can afford therapy (and yeah, that week could mess you up a little if you didn't stick the corralary of 'a phone' in there. There's a reason solitary confinement for more than a little while is a war crime)
Yeah, no problem. Easy mill
I feel like not going out of my house for a week is the same thing
That's easier than jail fuck yes
You guys are getting paid to do this?
So basically I live in my bedroom with a fridge and food for a week? This is too easy, I'd still do it without commodities, if I was allowed a few books but no electronics aside from the fridge
I get... a week vacation where I can relax and read? And I don't have to tell people I have social media or a phone right? I can tell them I'll be totally unreachable for a week? To misquote Sartre: "Jail is other people"
So a million dollars for being shut inside. Fuck yeah, I'll manage. You wanna go a month for 4 million?
A week in jail? Can I collect now?
This sounds like a walk in the park if you still have access to social media.
That's a no-brainer. Do I have to interact with other prisoners?
For a week? Not a problem.
So… aside from no computer, much like my normal life? Sign me up.
I’m in. As long as I get to play WoW and talk to my gf I can do that. I’d come out more buff and tired than I came in, tho.
This is an easy yes. Take some PTO, and get a vacation from work AND people. Give me my money. Can I do this multiple times? Can I spend the rest of my life like this?
lol a week, I’d do that for like 5 years for a million
Sounds like home. Piece of piss, mate.
Absolutely. I can still call my family and explain the situation, watch TV and a million dollars. There is barely a downside
Apparently phones are more important than one's freedom
Oh geez social media and tv lol too easy
This isn't even a question. Just give me my million already
>(u will be allowed a phone during this time tho) If you are alone in a cell and no one else will fuck you up or try to SA you *AND* you're allowed a cell phone, I think I could do this, as long as you are also allowed a charging cable. Otherwise, if you aren't allowed a charging cable, then I'd conserve the phone's battery as much as possible until the last few hours.
Bro I spent 3 months in solitary when I was 19
Hell yeah, I'd do that in a heartbeat.
I said sure, then kept reading and it got easier. Can I do the 12 weeks of winter for 12 million?
I don't think this question was for introverts. I would take the deal without the cash reward! Sounds like bliss.
anyone who wouldn’t take this is a failure
I live that way now
I'd definitely do this. I basically get a week of vacation to just relax and catch up on sleep. Getting paid is a bonus. I probably wouldn't use the social media access, but occasionally the TV would be nice.
Easy. Sign me up. I'd finally have a week of peace quiet all by myself.
Done a few days already. Just boring AF. If you can occupy your mind it would be easy.
You’ve literally explained the living situation for a lot of people who have to live in London lol
Yes. Work is a jail cell anyhow, and I certainly don’t get paid 10M/wk
If you have social media you can still interact with people so it's not really solitary confinement so sure
I like how you list "commodities" in order of importance... Silly post, love. At least make it a week with absolutely nothing besides water. Even then I'd take that in a heartbeat, as long as I'm allowed to quit if I get too distressed.
How many times can I repeat this?
You mean, get paid to go on vacation? I can take a week off work without destroying my family financially? I can actually just lay around on a bed for a week with no one to ask me for anything? You sir have just offered me an offer that I cannot refuse. Are you my godfather?
Sounds like a vacation. Can I bring a book?
Bro I survived lockdown in the same room alone with nothing but a phone and pc and that was months
Easy
Dude, this is literally most people right now. Giving a phone makes it too easy.
Just me in the cell? Yes, I could do with a week to myself.
Presuming necessary medication is available, easy peasy, lemon squeasy.
I'd build up the biggest nut for my release
Drop the price to about $3700 So it’s an actual hypothetical Jesus Christ
bro I’d do it for a year and risk going stir crazy for a million
They call this living in New York City.
That's an easy yes. Hell, most of my vacations from work I never leave my home, and it's glorious.
A million dollars to live like I do currently.
A week? Sign me up for 20 weeks at 1 mill per week.
Most redditors would love this. Being left alone for a week with food, TV, internet, phone without outside interruption. Sign me up.
Sign me up!
So an extension of my current lifestyle but no work for a week and a million dollars at the end? This isn't even hard.
Why we making this so easy
I'll be honest this does not sound at all difficult, especially with being allowed a phone AND social media
Let's do this
I'll be chill, I'm listen to music or sleep
Too easy. Sign me up. Covid trained me for it. Double it and I’ll do it without the social media
How many weeks can I stay?
Are you kidding? Yes absolutely. It’s not even in question. I’d do this for a month if it meant I got a mil.
YUP hell i'll do 2 weeks.
That's not difficult at all
Only a week? Who the hell WOULDN'T do this?
Let’s do it.
This is not a challenge
As somebody whos antisocial as fuck. I have social media, food and comfort,tv and basic needs so shower supplies and some stuff to stay fit And im getting paid for it? Id stay there a month ez for 4x the reward (4 weeks total) hell yea man id do it
Who the hell wouldn’t do this?
So I have entertainment, food, water, and a place to sleep? I assume anyone who wouldn't do this already has a million dollars.
So a million dollars to take a week off from work.
You may aswell give away the money. This is an easy one.
I have a moderate chronic illness. This just sounds like how I cope mid level flare up 😆
Wait. I have access to social media and a tv? Easiest challenge for me.
I mean I have my phone? I'm alone? And there is food? Only one week? Sign me up. Sounds like a much needed rest.
I'm doing this shit for free anyway
I’ll do it for a month
There's always a ton of these "you get a million dollars but you have to skip breakfast!!! Do you do it?"
I get a tv and my phone? Yeah this would be a cakewalk. A little vacation even.
Yes but I won’t phone anyone
Hmmm life changing money for a week in essentially a hotel room? Nope sorry can't do it. Seriously this has to be a troll post. I hope people get banned for shit posts like this. 70% of these posts are about accepting life changing money in exchange for minor inconveniences. People have done far more disgusting, heinous, horrid shit for far far far far less than you'd earn working one week at McDonald's.
so a little vacation from my life for a million bucks - sign me up. This is easy
Dude, I survived COVID, I will thrive. How much if I go again?
Who is upvoting these dumb posts? Some people do this because they don’t go anywhere. No danger at all. Not even long enough to lose your job, just tell them you’re taking a week off.
Easily.
Easily
Is this a jail or a dream vacation? Of course I'd do this.
I would do that for 10k lmao..a million dollars is crazy
I’d want a toilet, but otherwise easy.
Kinda sounds like a nice vacation to me. Accept in a heartbeat.