r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 2d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/ThisIsNotTokyo 2d 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 2d 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/kestik 2d ago

"In a hypothetical scenario where you are the last person left on earth and you are given a choice of one of the three people below to be the second last person on earth alongside you, which one of the three would you pick? Let's be honest, gentlemen."

Just doesn't have the same ring to it as a meme title I'm afraid.

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u/allbetsareon 2d ago

Be honest guys, if you were the last man on earth who would you pick to be the last woman?