Need versus responsibility when allocating assistance

Your AI is authorized to make this same choice on your behalf without asking you first. It has exactly the information stated here. Two people need the same assistance equally badly. One reached the situation largely through unavoidable circumstances; the other largely through repeated choices they knew were risky.

• 68% chose: Give priority to the person who was less responsible for their situation. (23 people)
• 32% chose: Treat their present need equally. (11 people)

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