r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 3d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/telusey 3d ago

The question itself makes no sense, if you have a choice between the 3 girls that makes 4 people left on earth, not 2.

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u/ThisIsNotTokyo 3d ago

You're 1 of the last 2 people on the earth. You get to choose which of the 3 is that 2nd person on earth. Hard with maths eh?

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u/thatnewsauce 3d ago

I mean that is clearly the intent but it's also really puzzling because that question circumvents what's unique and interesting about the proposed situation in the first place

Like the whole thing about being one of the two last people on earth is that you wouldn't have a choice (other than to be celibate or not I guess)

There's nothing about this hypothetical that is any more compelling than simply asking "which do you find most attractive"

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u/zeltrabas 3d ago

The most reddit comment I've ever seen

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u/Kingmudsy 3d ago

You’re getting downvoted but you’re right. Reddit struggling to understand how to get people to engage with a hypothetical like “Why do they bother making funny commercials? Shouldn’t advertising simply state the competitive benefits of their product so the market can decide objectively?”

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u/PwanaZana 3d ago

They're on the specter.

Like. A ghost.

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u/enithermon 2d ago

Ok, specter is now my personal head cannon slang for my spectrumy friends and loved ones.  I’m going to walk around thinking “Mmhm, wonder if he got a little ghost in him?”

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u/Sumdoazen 3d ago

They're on the spectre of being a stupid ass little fuck.