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You can choose which part you want, however where exactly is random based on the birth rate (if a region has a higher birth rate it is more likely that you are born there). What part would you choose and why?

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[–] ving_thor@lemmy.world 145 points 10 hours ago (5 children)
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 33 points 10 hours ago

Beat meat to it!

[–] dmention7@midwest.social 22 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

I can't tell if everyone else got whooshed, or if we're getting whooshed.

[–] ving_thor@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

I was also wanderying that nobody commented it yet...

[–] Soapbox@lemmy.zip 5 points 9 hours ago

This thread caused me to look up WTF y'all were talking about, and yeah... It does look like it's a whoosh. But I suspect a lot of people are like me and had no idea what loss.jpg is and have never seen it before.

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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 6 hours ago

Holy shit that's a sneaky one

[–] JASN_DE@feddit.org 77 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

K seems like the "safest" option.

[–] Lembot_0004@discuss.online 26 points 11 hours ago (7 children)

Flying venomous poisonous 48-legged spider-roo might change your opinion.

[–] JASN_DE@feddit.org 13 points 11 hours ago

No one said anything about having to stay there, and Australia-only at least basically guarantees the option, unlike let's say many African countries.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

They seem to do fine in spite of it, honestly. And no large predators of any kind.

[–] Lembot_0004@discuss.online 5 points 9 hours ago

They

Flying venomous poisonous 48-legged spider-roos? Yeah, they feel fine...

:)

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

There's not a lot* of dangerous critters in that part of Australia, most of them live further north.

[–] badcommandorfilename@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] scytale@piefed.zip 61 points 9 hours ago (12 children)

K is the only area you're guaranteed to be born into a first world country, therefore giving you better passport privilege to move where you want to go if you don't like it.

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah but you might be born as an aboriginal tribe member, which the Australian government isn't exactly the nicest towards.

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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Monkey paw, you get born as a fish, and spawn-captured/killed immediately.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] socsa@piefed.social 47 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

K is honestly the only truly safe option.

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[–] otter@lemmy.zip 40 points 10 hours ago

I'm at a loss.

[–] aislopmukbang@sh.itjust.works 26 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

G. Just drop me in the ocean man I want out

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 4 points 9 hours ago

You were born a tuna! Yay!

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[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 20 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (3 children)

Ok so I know this is a loss meme but Imma still say the bottom of J.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 hours ago

How the heck did you catch that!?

It completely went over my head until I read your comment, I scrolled back up and boom - there it was ~~.:|:;~~

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 hours ago

Odds are you won't win the bottom part. Figure where the population predicts your likely birth town and roll those dice!

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 16 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 13 points 11 hours ago (5 children)

G. Be among the first to be eaten by Dread Lord Cthulhu when He awakens.

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[–] RedPandaRaider@feddit.org 11 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (3 children)

Gotta go with B. The US might be shit and you might be out of luck in Mexico too. But you'll still be able to earn enough to emigrate somewhere else.

E would be close second for me. China, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand aren't bad. But you might get unlucky and end up in Burma.

[–] scoop_vii@lemmy.world 13 points 9 hours ago

B contains mostly lower population areas in the US and Canada, if you go with B you're almost definitely gonna be in Mexico.

A is interesting, you have a good chance of being in the US/Canada or western Europe, but it also contains a fair portion of heavily populated areas in western Africa that might not be ideal.

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[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 11 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

I guess K is the least risky option

Remeber kids, bad humans are far more dangerous than scawwwy Australian animals

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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 hours ago

That's a really interesting question! I admire the creativity :)

I think it would have to be K though, as that includes Australia and New Zealand, so no chance of being born in a developing country, unlike the others. I assume the Polynesian islands are not too great to live in, but idk.

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 7 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

K. Australia is quite chill.

The swooping magpies might be an issue though.

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[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

You're all cowards I'm rolling the dice on C and I'll be chilling in Tokyo with my waifu body pillow while yall get eaten by snakes in K.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 hours ago

I was born in C, not recommended.

(People's Republic of China)

Restrictive firewall, no porn, hard to get western media, so you'd be stuck with ww2 sino-japanese war tv drama or some cringe romance stuff.

With a population of 1.4 Billion (well, minus the area covered by "E"), you'd most likely end up there.

Did I even mention video games? Yea... that's gonna be tough to get, definitely no online multiplayers (even if you somehow got a VPN, the ping is gonna kill you).

And your VPN could fail at any time even if you do get it.

Also, OP didn't specify you get to choose your gender, so if you're born as a woman in Japan... good luck. (Don't ask why camera shutter sounds are mandatory on Japanese Phones)

[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

G would be safe. I would be even more morbidly obese than I already am, but I would be safe. (If I would spawn on an island)

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

K. Coincidentally, I was actually born in K.

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[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 hours ago
[–] imposedsensation@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

What the fuck is with this gerrymandered map?

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[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago
[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

Looking at this chart I realise once again that I maybe didn't win the lottery but got most of the numbers right.

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[–] WaffleWarrior@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

B or K are the best bets. But Mexico or central America could get ugly real quick.

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (6 children)

And the US not? Dit you see the news this year? I chose A, Europe (as it's still in A)

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