from Chuck Klosterman’s “23 Questions I Ask Everybody I Meet In Order To Decide If I Can Really Love Them”

sugerbuzz:

lisaahh:

You meet a wizard in downtown Chicago. The wizard tells you he can make you more attractive if you pay him money. When you ask how this process works, the wizard points to a random person on the street. You look at this random stranger. The wizard says, “I will now make them a dollar more attractive.” He waves his magic wand. Ostensibly, this person does not change at all; as far as you can tell, nothing is different. But—somehow—this person is suddenly a little more appealing. The tangible difference is invisible to the naked eye, but you can’t deny that this person is vaguely sexier. This wizard has a weird rule, though—you can only pay him once. You can’t keep giving him money until you’re satisfied. You can only pay him one lump sum up front.

How much cash do you give the wizard

(via loveinatrashcan)

I think this is the most interesting question of the bunch, you have to become pretty vulnerable to answer it. I would give him $7. I am pretty happy with how I look, but I think I could do with a little je ne sais quoi, ya know?

How much would you give him!?

I agree. I’ve come to think that I would give him all of the cash I have on me. That way I can walk away without thinking I could’ve given him more, but I never have so much cash on me that it would cripple me to lose. I spend most of my life looking to avoid cognative dissonance this way.