A collection of questions that will liven up conversations with friends. Talk themes to deepen your bond.

500-million-year button: press it or not?

This is a question asking whether you would press the “500-Million-Year Button,” a device that gives you 1 million yen in exchange for spending 500 million years in an empty void.

It appears in Sota Sugawara’s manga and its anime adaptation, and has since become a staple sci-fi motif.

Because your memory of the 500 million years is erased, it can feel like you’ll receive 1 million yen immediately after pressing the button.

However, the key point to consider is that there is still a version of you who actually experiences those 500 million years.

Is it acceptable if you retain no memory of the suffering, or do you fear the unconscious psychological burden? Let’s discuss how each person thinks about it.

The question also makes you curious about how the story ultimately ends, doesn’t it?

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Which would you rather work at: a job with low pay but good relationships, or a job with high pay but terrible relationships?

When it comes to choosing a job, “salary” and “relationships” are often cited as key factors.

Ideally, both would be great, but this question asks what you prioritize when you can only have one.

Are you the type who can endure poor relationships for a higher salary, or would you rather live healthily in a good workplace environment even if the pay is low? It reveals each person’s approach to work.

Starting with extreme examples as an ultimate question and then discussing what balance feels ideal could make for an engaging conversation.

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If you had to be told either the date of your own death or the cause of your own death, which would you choose?

The question is whether you want to know when your life will end or how it will end.

If you could know the date of your death, you could think about what kind of life to live leading up to that day, and if you could know the cause, you could consider ways to prevent it.

It’s a question that seems likely to prompt reflection on how to live one’s life, and it could also reveal each person’s goals and what they fear.

Perhaps the best approach is to value both perspectives, pay attention to accidents and health, and aim for a fulfilling life.

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If you could buy it with money, which would you choose: a healthy body or free time?

It’s a question that asks which you would choose if health or time could be solved with money.

Debates are likely to heat up, with arguments like “Without health, you can’t make use of time,” and “Without time, you can’t make use of health.” What you choose reveals the sense with which you live each day and what you value in life.

Would you make the most of limited time with a healthy body, or would you forcibly increase your time to feel more freedom? It’s a question that seems to probe how you want to seize freedom.

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Which would you choose: ramen from a popular restaurant that you can only eat once a year, or cup ramen that you can eat every day?

Compared to ramen you eat at a restaurant, cup noodles tend to have a plain, unremarkable image.

With that in mind, here’s a question: would you rather be able to eat ramen from a popular shop only once a year, or be able to eat ramen whenever you like but only cup noodles? Whether you’d choose carefully crafted shop ramen even with limited chances, or prefer ramen you can eat anytime even if it’s called ordinary, it really shows how people relate to ramen.

For those who actually prefer cup noodles, this question might feel like heaven.

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If you had to date someone who’s careless with either money or time, which would you choose?

This is a question that makes you consider what kinds of major flaws in another person you could tolerate.

Because being careless with money or time directly affects daily life, it also reveals what each of us values in our everyday routines.

Try to vividly imagine living with someone who’s lax in each of these ways, and think about how you would feel and how it would impact your life.

Some might say it depends on the degree of looseness, so discussing the threshold of what you can accept could make for a lively conversation.

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