Who lives, who dies? [EN/PT]

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Throughout our lives, we will have to make decisions. This is natural, life is made up of choices and, even if you don't realize it, we're making them all the time. But it's clear that some of our decisions are more difficult than others. It's easier to choose the flavor of pizza than to decide where to buy an apartment. Looking at ordinary people like us, some decisions will be difficult, but not difficult enough for that decision to plague us for the rest of our lives, well, at least not for most of us. Now, think of a more critical situation, where you had to do something terrible to achieve a positive result, or where you had to sacrifice a few to save millions. Would we have the courage to go through with it?

I believe that a decision involving the sacrifice of other people, and not my own, is a very delicate matter. How could I make a decision in which other people would succumb? If the sacrifice were mine alone, I don't know how easy it would be, but it would certainly be more acceptable to have control over my fate than to determine the fate of other people.

Logically, it makes more sense to sacrifice a few so that many have a chance of survival, should that be necessary. It doesn't make sense not to make that decision knowing that, otherwise, everyone involved would be destroyed. If a group of people can be sacrificed to save others, wouldn't that be the sensible thing to do? Isn't that what we see all the time? When there's a war, it's a group of soldiers who put themselves on the line so that a nation can be protected. This kind of logic prevails in many situations.

In critical situations like this, we have two options: we can sacrifice a few to save the majority, or we can all suffer together. The wisest decision isn't always the most comfortable, people have to give up on themselves. For those who will be saved, it's a relief, for those who sacrifice themselves, it's the end. I wouldn't be able to make a decision like that. Maybe I'd say yes, because it's easier said than done, but in practice, I wouldn't be able to. If I were in a position to make that choice, we would probably all die together, because I couldn't bear the weight of sacrificing some so that I and others could live better.

Of course, this is my current view, and it could change according to the situation. Nothing is definitive. But right now, that would be my thinking, even if logic says otherwise. For me, saving many by sacrificing few would not be the right decision. I admit that it may be an omissive or selfish stance, because I base my decision on my own conscience, to avoid remorse. Other people might make this decision simply and directly, without hesitation, and maybe that's the best attitude.

Finally, I believe that there are people with the right profile for this type of situation, who would know exactly what to do without worrying about the guilt that would come afterwards. I wouldn't consider myself fit to make such a decision, even if I knew what would be best. I'm no one to determine who lives or dies, or whether the millions who would be saved really deserve that second chance.


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Por toda a nossa vida, vamos precisar tomar decisões. Isso é natural, a vida é feita de escolhas e, por mais que você não perceba, estamos fazendo isso o tempo todo. Mas é claro que algumas de nossas decisões são mais difíceis do que outras. É mais fácil escolher o sabor da pizza do que decidir onde comprar um apartamento. Olhando para pessoas comuns como nós, algumas decisões serão difíceis, mas não difíceis o suficiente para que essa decisão possa nos atormentar pelo resto da vida, bem, pelo menos não para a maioria de nós. Agora, pense em uma situação mais crítica, em que fosse necessário fazer algo terrível para alcançar um resultado positivo, ou em que fosse preciso sacrificar poucos para salvar milhões. Será que teríamos coragem de prosseguir com isso?

Acredito que uma decisão que envolve o sacrifício de outras pessoas, e não o meu, é um assunto muito delicado. Como eu poderia tomar uma decisão em que outras pessoas sucumbiriam? Se o sacrifício fosse apenas meu, não sei se seria fácil, mas certamente seria mais aceitável ter o controle sobre meu destino do que determinar o destino de outras pessoas.

Logicamente, faz mais sentido sacrificar poucos para que muitos tenham uma chance de sobrevivência, caso isso seja necessário. Não faz sentido não tomar essa decisão sabendo que, caso contrário, todos os envolvidos seriam destruídos. Se um grupo de pessoas pode ser sacrificado para salvar outros, isso não seria o mais sensato? Não é isso que vemos o tempo todo? Quando há uma guerra, é um grupo de soldados que se arrisca para que uma nação seja protegida. Esse tipo de lógica prevalece em diversas situações.

Em situações críticas como essa, temos duas opções: podemos sacrificar alguns para salvar a maioria ou podemos sofrer todos juntos. A decisão mais sensata nem sempre é a mais confortável, pessoas precisam abrir mão de si mesmas. Para quem será salvo, é um alívio, para quem se sacrifica, é o fim. Eu não seria capaz de tomar uma decisão assim. Talvez eu dissesse que sim, porque falar é mais fácil do que fazer, mas na prática, eu não seria capaz. Se estivesse em uma posição de fazer essa escolha, provavelmente todos morreriam juntos, pois eu não suportaria o peso de sacrificar alguns para que eu e outros pudéssemos viver melhor.

Claro, essa é minha visão atual, e ela poderia mudar de acordo com a situação. Nada é definitivo. Mas, neste momento, esse seria meu pensamento, mesmo que a lógica diga o contrário. Para mim, salvar muitos sacrificando poucos não seria a decisão correta. Admito que pode ser uma postura omissa ou egoísta, pois baseio minha decisão na minha própria consciência, para evitar o remorso. Outras pessoas talvez tomassem essa decisão de forma simples e direta, sem hesitar e talvez essa seja a melhor atitude.

Por fim, acredito que existam pessoas com o perfil adequado para esse tipo de situação, que saberiam exatamente o que fazer sem se preocupar com a culpa que viria depois. Eu não me consideraria apto para tomar uma decisão dessas, mesmo sabendo o que seria melhor. Não sou ninguém para determinar quem vive ou morre, ou se os milhões que seriam salvos realmente merecem essa segunda chance.


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Translated: Deepl
Cover: created by leonardo.ai and Canva.


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I can't help but agree with you that it's hard to make such decisions, I mean I spent how's wondering how I can do that myself.

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It’s not easy, especially when you have to do it alone.

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Some decisions you can make In minutes while some needs a lot of thinking and pondering before you finally decide to push through with it.

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Yes, each decision has a degree of difficulty and complexity.

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This is something that no matter the choice you make, you'll never be happy with your decision. If you choose to sacrifice the others, their blood will be on your hands. However, if you choose for everyone to keep suffering, you'll know that it's all your fault and things would have been better if you only had the guts to sacrifice others.
There's no easy answer to this.😢

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Really, I hadn’t thought of it that way that any decision made would have significant consequences regarding remorse. So, there truly isn’t a choice that brings good results.

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não tem como a gente não tomar uma decisão logica caso tenehamos essa decisão em nossas mãos. Mas acho que nunca teria que fazer essa decisão ja que nao tenho um cargo que lidaria com isso
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Nunca se sabe quando isso teria de acontecer!

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Tomar decisões de autossacrificio, em favor dos demais é uma situação delicada. E também algo muito dificil de acontecer. Você foi bem sincero com relação a isso, acho que estou no mesmo time.

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é uma decisão bem difícil e com grandes consequências, seja ela qual for

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I totally agree with you, sometimes some decisions we make may not seem right but we don't have a choice but to follow it.

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Some things we just need to do.

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A gente tenta não prejudicar ninguem mas a vida insiste em nos colocar em situações indesejadas. Torcemos para que nunca precise tomar decisões assim!
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Sim o que resta é torcer pra que isso nunca aconteça!

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