yes in a heartbeat – but do I have to stop myself from talking or do I automatically lose the ability to talk? Because I feel I’d accidentally mess up at some point
Id screw it up and lose, somehow. I talk too much. Like Run DMC said, I “Taught the Cavity Creeps to watch out for Crest.” Annnnnd……My mom and steo dad are in their 90s. When they pass, Im giving the eulogy for both. There is a good possibility that they could both or one of em pass and Id have to talk. Unless….what if I’m alone and prepare a eulogy on my phone and play it back. Who’d know I said it now or a while before taking the 1 million challenge?
I mean, is there some kind of procedure that would help me, cause I don’t know if I could go 365 days, much less 65 minutes without talking to a single person. I’d go crazy with people not being able to understand what I’m trying to say.
Is our voice removed from our body like the little mermaid or do we have to physically prevent ourselves from talking? I feel like that would be difficult given you have to survive for a year, and if we don’t get paid until after you’d still have to work. It would be hard to do but absolutely possible and worth giving a shot.
There’s a Twilight Zone about this– The Silence. The guy doesn’t think he can do it, but he’s desperate for the money, so he cuts his vocal cords. And the guy who bets he can’t do it, never had the money in the first place.
That said, I’d love to do this for the $$$, but I teach, so it would be impossible.
does talking include text or sign language communication? I would love to do a year without speaking, but not communicating in any language would be much harder
Easily, i went a few years until recently without, does that mean i get atleast 3mil? I can go for longer if it weren’t for having to speak to doctors now
No, because at the end of that year you would find out that the million dollars didn’t really exist, and, knowing you would not be able to keep quiet, you cut your vocal cords, so it was all for nothing.
Yes, talking is often more of a chore for me. I used to fake having a sore throat when I was in school just so I wouldn’t have to talk to anyone for the day.
Probably not. The severe internalizing would probably lead to a mental break for me. I know I could type but verbal processing is my primary way of dealing with life.
No because I know there’d be games attached to it. You talked in your sleep! You lose! You yowled in pain when that hammer hit your thumb. No money for you! You sighed when you sat down, that counts as talking!
Yes, so I could pay reddit to ban these constant askreddit questions, “Reddit, would you do something boring and low-effort for tons of money?” Reddit: “Yes, I would, actually!”
That sounds socially, emotionally, and mentally devastating. All these stereotypical redditors in here acting like they’re all completely and utterly alone and hate socializing but don’t even realize they would suffer without what bits of socializing they actually do daily.
Absolutely. A year of silence for financial freedom? That’s a small price to pay. You’d learn so much about yourself, patience, and how much of communication isn’t even verbal. Plus, with that kind of money, you could change your life and maybe even others’ too.
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Yes. It would be so hard and I probably won’t succeed but I’ll try. Also my 2 year old may have some emotional damage from it 😭
Ye too easy
Not talking but texting?
Easy. I barely talk to anyone on work days anyway.
i mean you would have a good reason to go ghost, absolutely
Ask hodor<3
Yes. I can write out what I want to say.
My mental health isn’t worth getting so much money
Absolutely! I already hate talking and rarely have anything to say to anyone
Yes, if I could use Stephen Hawking’s machine.
yes in a heartbeat – but do I have to stop myself from talking or do I automatically lose the ability to talk? Because I feel I’d accidentally mess up at some point
As long as I can communicate in other ways yes.
An excuse to not talk, sign me up.
Yes because I’m broke 🫡
I would pay $1,000,000 to be able not to speak to anyone.
I don’t have a million dollars, but if I didn’t have to talk for a year, I might be willing to set up a gofundme..
I’ll do it for 20 bones
I went two months without talking years ago
My life would probably improve dramatically just by not opening my big mouth so the M is just a bonus
Easy. I can just type on a computer.
I can mute no problem. In fact it’s often how I get better results.
This is easy money for me.
No, because I wouldn’t make it more than maybe a couple weeks… Tops
No. Ima chatterbox and cannot stop talking to anyone
I’d do it for 100k easily
Id screw it up and lose, somehow. I talk too much. Like Run DMC said, I “Taught the Cavity Creeps to watch out for Crest.” Annnnnd……My mom and steo dad are in their 90s. When they pass, Im giving the eulogy for both. There is a good possibility that they could both or one of em pass and Id have to talk. Unless….what if I’m alone and prepare a eulogy on my phone and play it back. Who’d know I said it now or a while before taking the 1 million challenge?
I wouldn’t.
Would I, yes. Could I? Fuck no.
I mean, is there some kind of procedure that would help me, cause I don’t know if I could go 365 days, much less 65 minutes without talking to a single person. I’d go crazy with people not being able to understand what I’m trying to say.
I won’t talk to him again
Do grunts count? That’s basically how I communicate now.
Absolutely
One million is 26 years my current yearly wage. My girlfriend would understand lmao.
I’d go a year without talking for free, but people just won’t leave me alone.
For a year? Nah, For a month? Fo sho
I’ve already done that for 12 years(was completely nonverbal due to undiagnosed Cerbeal Palsy). Would do it again for money
Is our voice removed from our body like the little mermaid or do we have to physically prevent ourselves from talking? I feel like that would be difficult given you have to survive for a year, and if we don’t get paid until after you’d still have to work. It would be hard to do but absolutely possible and worth giving a shot.
There’s a Twilight Zone about this– The Silence. The guy doesn’t think he can do it, but he’s desperate for the money, so he cuts his vocal cords. And the guy who bets he can’t do it, never had the money in the first place.
That said, I’d love to do this for the $$$, but I teach, so it would be impossible.
Ehh I could but I won’t. I couldn’t imagine not being able to talk to my daughter, even if it was for a million
No, saying I love you to the people in my life is way more valuable to all of us than $1 million.
Wasn’t this a Twilight Zone episode?
does talking include text or sign language communication? I would love to do a year without speaking, but not communicating in any language would be much harder
Yep. For food banks here and abroad.
100k, final offer
Yes, but does this include not yelling at inanimate objects?
Easily.
I’m curious what it would do to your vocal chords. If it isn’t too damaging I’d do it.
That’ll be $10,000,000 please.
Only if I quit my job or changed jobs first!!
too easy, may i have 5 mil if you go 5 years without talking?
Show me the money.
This was a Twilight Zone episode.
Hell yes. Where do I sign?
Ill take my money please 🙂
I doubt I’d make it through but I’d sure as hell give it a shot
I can’t go a day without dropping an F bomb.
2 mill for two years!?
BSL
Ofc lol
Talking to another human? Sure.
But I talk to myself and my cat pretty regularly….that would be tough to give up.
I wouldn’t be able to do it because I involuntarily talk to myself everyday. I hate it.
Verify the money before you agree.
Best job ever.
Easily, i went a few years until recently without, does that mean i get atleast 3mil? I can go for longer if it weren’t for having to speak to doctors now
How much you got?
No, that’d be a lot of lost time with my friends and family.
No, because at the end of that year you would find out that the million dollars didn’t really exist, and, knowing you would not be able to keep quiet, you cut your vocal cords, so it was all for nothing.
Definitely. I am on social security and am on very limited income so that amount of money would set me for life
Yeah, I think you just adapt to it.
No talking? Does tts count?
Yes. Most of the stuff I say I cringe to so I’d be doing myself service
I’ve done a year for free, just by being a shut-in with no friends or family…. Can I claim the money retroactively?
That’d be so easy it would be laughable…except I’d have to wait a year to laugh, lol.
Speak and spell here I come.
Yes, talking is often more of a chore for me. I used to fake having a sore throat when I was in school just so I wouldn’t have to talk to anyone for the day.
Easiest money of my entire fucking life.
Tempting offer but I’m married
Ofc because it’s $1,000,000 + I’m lonely
Not a chance
Verbally talking or all communication whatsoever? Also, could you talk to yourself or is that not allowed?
Probably not. The severe internalizing would probably lead to a mental break for me. I know I could type but verbal processing is my primary way of dealing with life.
I could try but I doubt I’d make it 24 hours!
What if I talk I’m my sleep?
without talking? or without communicating? because i could easily type everything for a year
i basically already do that
I would just live in the woods so I’m not missing anything. Also you can still write, easy workaround
Nope. I love singing too much
No because I know there’d be games attached to it. You talked in your sleep! You lose! You yowled in pain when that hammer hit your thumb. No money for you! You sighed when you sat down, that counts as talking!
I’ll do it for half if nobody talks to me
I’ll just walk around with a pen and sticky notes. Most of my communication is over text anyway.. Phone calls can be emails
Without question I hate doing that anyway
I’d pay some people around me for their silence.
Maybe. Not talking to my daughter would be incredibly hard. Other than that, absolutely
I would not make it through 5 minutes, I’ve ADHD and a job in psychology, I gotta talk.
Lots of Deaf people using British Sign Language would be laughing all the way to the bank 🏦
Easiest thing ever, sign me up
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My wife no …Me yes
If I get surgery to remove my vocal chords, is that cheating?
I’d do it for 10% of that.
Yes, so I could pay reddit to ban these constant askreddit questions, “Reddit, would you do something boring and low-effort for tons of money?” Reddit: “Yes, I would, actually!”
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You guys are getting paid?
That sounds socially, emotionally, and mentally devastating. All these stereotypical redditors in here acting like they’re all completely and utterly alone and hate socializing but don’t even realize they would suffer without what bits of socializing they actually do daily.
No not enough money
Have you seen the Twilight Zone episode on this topic?
You met an introvert?
Define talking. Can i talk to myself? If so, yes.
Year without talking. I like the silence. Finally some peace and quiet
i mean depends, seems easy but i dont think it is
me who used to have selective mutism
Heck yeah easy-peasy money!
I think is pointless to even start. I wouldn’t last a week into it😅
Absolutely. A year of silence for financial freedom? That’s a small price to pay. You’d learn so much about yourself, patience, and how much of communication isn’t even verbal. Plus, with that kind of money, you could change your life and maybe even others’ too.
My family all learns sign language, and we’re debt free for the rest of our lives! Love it.
Wouldn’t be able to keep my job though. I guess I could find a new one in a year
I think around 2022 I did.
I was unemployed, bought minimal food from wal-mart. I don’t think I actually spoke to anyone that whole year.
Didn’t get a million bucks for it.
No. I have little kids. They wouldn’t understand why and it would cause more harm than good.
I feel like I would learn more from not talking for a year than I would gain from the million. It’s win win.
I wish. I’m an educator and have to yap away all day 😭
As someone that thinks out loud to myself constantly, not talking for a year would basically be impossible for me to do lol.
Sure, I can type, or write, instead.
I’ve not been able to speak for over 10 years now where’s my million!
I would agree to it, get 1 month in and forget I’m not suppose to talk.