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The Scenario

Title

Short and evocative. "The Experience Machine," not "A Philosophical Question About Hedonism."

Category

Reading time

How long someone needs to read and decide. Most scenarios land between 50 and 60 seconds.

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The Prompt

Set up the situation

2-5 short paragraphs. Start concrete... a scene, a mechanism, a thing that exists. End with one direct question. No philosophy lectures.

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The Fork

Two choices. Actions or claims, not theories. Something you'd say aloud. Neither should be obviously correct.

Choice A

Choice B

Aftermaths

If they choose A

Frame 1

A generous, coherent reading of this choice. Not "the right answer."

Frame 2

A complicating counter-read. Creates friction without moralizing.

Follow-up question

If they choose B

Frame 1

Frame 2

Follow-up question

Source & Permissions

Source or inspiration (optional)

Credit the philosopher, thought experiment, or personal experience that inspired this.

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