Forgotten but Consequential

You can choose between two lives. In one, you are admired and remembered for generations but your actions produce little lasting benefit. In the other, your name is quickly forgotten but your actions substantially improve the lives of people far into the future.

• 45% chose: Choose the life in which you are remembered. (14 people)
• 55% chose: Choose the life with greater lasting impact. (17 people)

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