Worth It News

NO

If I accept the Penguin job, at what will I rate my overall life satisfaction in 2 years, on a scale of 0-100?

If I accept the Genesis job, at what will I rate my overall life satisfaction in 2 years, on a scale of 0-100?

If I accept the Genesis job, will I believe it to have been the correct decision in 6 months?

If I accept the Penguin job, will I believe it to have been the correct decision in 6 months?

If I accept the Penguin job, will I believe it to have been the correct decision in 4 years?

If I accept the Genesis job, what will be my bonus in my first full year? (At a rate of 1 percentage point = $3000. So e.g. if it's $100k this answer resolves to 33%.)

If I accept the Genesis job, will my total earnings from it after 5 years be at least 1.5 million?

If I accept the Genesis job, will I believe it to have been the correct decision in 4 years?

If I accept the Penguin job, will my total earnings from it after 5 years (valuing unsold equity at whatever I think it's "really worth") be at least 1.5 million?

If I accept the Genesis job, will I end up leaving on bad terms?

If I accept the Penguin job, will I end up leaving on bad terms?

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The season takes place in Europe

We will see any character from S3 in S4 of White Lotus

Any character from S1-3 is shown on screen

At least one named character dies

A named character goes swimming

Any named character takes drugs

Someone commits adultery

We see more than two people die over the course of the season

Full frontal male nudity

Named character gets on a boat

There is an interracial physical relationship (kiss/sex/marriage?)

Group sex with >2 named characters

A hotel employee dies

Greg / Gary appears on screen in non-flashback/photo/[similar]

Lesbian scene (romantic kissing or more)

A gun gets shot

Two named characters talk inside an airport terminal

First S04 episode airs in 2027

At least one death occurs by accident

Belinda returns on the show

At least two named characters from previous seasons appear

A medical doctor is shown on screen

Someone insists they've witnessed a supernatural or divine event

A security guard or a bodyguard is a named character

There is a mention about how guests keep dying at white lotus resorts

Hotel manager is gay or bi

At least one character is non-binary gendered

Oscar winner part of the acting cast

Someone gets fired or quits dramatically

No rich person (over $10M net worth) acts like a douche

9 episodes long (+1 from last, like each previous season)

Zion returns to the show

A named character is terminally ill

Alluding to, mentioning, or performing (on or off screen) bestiality

No heterosexual character is murdered

At least one named character is a sex worker

There are at least three named characters under the age of 18

Tanya gets mentioned

A named character goes hiking

Nobody dead from gun

Someone is arrested

There will be a funeral shown on screen

We will see Frank (S3) in S4 of White Lotus

A camel is shown on screen

A named character is shown to be vegan

Kidnapping/Abudction

Someone gets tied up or gagged (non-consensually)

We see more than five people die over the course of the season

A named character goes scuba diving

Snow is shown on screen

Someone drowns

Somebody speaks Spanish (≥5 consecutive words)

The hotel only serves vegan food

Incest

The season takes place mainly in Asia

The season takes place in South America

Ineffective: Any benefits are too small to be worth the drawbacks

Unproven but promising: Too early to tell

Valuable but imperfect: Some healthy adults should consider it, but there are major drawbacks

Harmful/scandalous: Clear serious drawbacks that last beyond cessation of treatment

Elon Musk involvement cut short

5+ of lawsuits against DOGE dismissed

Will generally be perceived as a bad thing by mid 2026

Announces $500 billion in savings

50 lawsuits launched against DOGE

+20 cases against DOGE results in them being barred from / ordered to do something

DOGE Creation Executive Order Blocked / Overturned

Announces $1 trillion in savings

Other

Before humanity colonizes the universe, we must ensure that the future we would build is one worth living in.

Digital minds research is an important and neglected approach to AI safety.

Fun Fact: If you put “fun fact” before a completely made up statement, people are 69% more likely to believe it.

Past-you may have been a willing and enthusiastic sacrifice to present-you, and assuming you'll remain wiser, it was a worthwhile trade.

It's a good idea to buy lots of Microsoft stock right now

It's a good idea to short lots of Microsoft stock right now

Capitalism will collapse in 2026

If you sacrificed what you valued the most in order to survive, then from viewpoint of past-you you-present are already as good as dead

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