22 January 2022

"The button"


I'm sure this is a repost, but I couldn't find my original, so I'm entering it again with a more searchable title.

5 comments:

  1. Literally how billionaires are made.

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  2. Very nice! Have seen it before but couldn't find it when I looked.

    A commenter tells us it's based, perhaps indirectly, on Richard Matheson's short story "Button, button"
    http://jhampton.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/47378440/button

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    1. Which in turn seems to be derivative of W. W. Jacobs' classic "The Monkey's Paw" from back in 1911.

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  3. "Button, Button" was horrifying due to the ethical dilemma. But we all know people who would not have a dilemma because they have no ethics. Think pieces do not work for people who do not think.

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