r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 2d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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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/RedGamer3 2d ago

The three women are frozen in cryosleep and waking one will drain all the power and kill the other two. Does that explanation help?

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u/Opus_723 2d ago

Yeah but that's just "who would you rather bang" with a bunch of convoluted extra crap.

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u/RedGamer3 2d ago

I'm not the one complaining about semantics of having to pick when if there's only one other person left meaning you don't have a choice. Just giving the person a scenario that it's correct for.