Should the concept of wages be separated from the concept of labor? How about in the future, when we have no choice?

How long would you go to prison to save your innocent best friend from a life sentence?

All things considered, who's the luckier baby?

If you were starting your own country, what would the drug rules be?

The more I think about the prospect of an independent California, the more I like it. Here's why.

Wikipedia says that only 2% of the world population can solve this puzzle. No idea if that's true but it made me want to get it.

It's been 10 Dinner Tables since the last round, so here we go again.

Think hard.

Tell us about a time you were brave—or a time you regret not having been brave. Read the discussion on WBW's weekly Dinner Table forum.

What's the optimal combination?

Here's a quandary that's been plaguing me for a few weeks. It's not fun. I'm not happy about it. And now you have to deal with it too.

Round 1 was a delight so let's do it again.

Would you make yourself smarter if it would also mean happiness would be harder to come by?

This week's Dinner Table is a caption contest. I've always liked trying the New Yorker caption contest, despite being terrible at it, so let's give it a try here.

Good, healthy practice? Unnecessary, kind of barbaric ritual? Let's just make a decision on this.

The president of the United States is often considered the leader of the free world, but who is the most powerful person on the planet?

Two simple options, many possibilities.

The concept of a colony on Mars in the near future is incredibly exciting. But it also opens up a lot of perplexing questions. One point of contention is how the Mars colony should be governed. Should we set up a similar system the way we do things on Earth? Or use Mars as an opportunity to try some...

If someone showed up at your door to murder your mother and asked if she was home, you'd probably be morally justified in saying no. But justified lying can be a slippery slope. Where do you draw the line?

A question that boggles my mind: Are we someone else's chimp?

Couples today are able to examine groups of embryos they produce and select one based on its traits, and we’re getting closer to a time when it may be commonplace for couples to tweak the DNA of a single embryo in order to change or enhance the traits of their future child. Are these developments ...

A buy-it-for-life multi-tool for your brain.

How bad a crime would a friend have to commit for you to turn them in for it? How about if the criminal was your spouse, your parent, or your child? Where do you draw the line between personal loyalty and loyalty to your fellow citizens and to the law?

So...Brexit just happened. What does it all mean?

If a person never sees, hears, feels, smells, or tastes anything—not once, ever—what would be going on in their brain?

Two simple options, many possibilities.

Could there be wars, satellite launches, and concerts underwater?

If you were to die suddenly, what would you regret not having told anyone? Secret recipe? Overdue apology? Funeral arrangements?

Tell us about the best product you've ever bought—one that has stood the test of time and proven to be completely worth the price.

Anonymous comments welcome.

Give us your best tips to get happy.

How will the present be remembered?

Is it possible to be loyal to just one person in a relationship? Or is monogamy doomed to fail?

You know that place you went to that time by accident and it turned out to be awesome? Tell us the deal so that we can go.

Ready to act like an insane person?

Here's who thinks spanking is okay and who doesn't.

If you could permanently plug into a machine that would allow you to experience your ideal life—but none of it would be real—would you do it?

A lot of strong opinions on both sides of this.

Nerd party!

If you smushed together the brains of all Wait But Why readers, it would be a cube the size of a three-story mansion. Let's mine that cube.

Simple question. Raging debate.

One of the most polarizing figures of our time. Let's discuss why.

If you could learn one statistic about your life, what would it be and why? Whether it be knowing exactly how many words you've spoken, how many miles you've walked, or something very specific like the number of red skittles you've eaten in your lifetime.

The more you think about this, the less it makes sense.

A head-spinning moral quandary.

Two simple options, many possibilities.

The results are in. Here's how it broke down.

What's your best guess for what other WBW readers' best guess is for what your best guess is about what they're guessing?

What tax percentage would you pay if you could choose? What about if everyone else would have to pay the same percentage?

Would doing so rid us of a lot of unnecessary hatred? Or simply strip us of the wisdom not to make the same mistakes?

You know that random site you stumbled upon that's awesome? But not many people know it? Tell us about it.

The Treasury has announced that a woman will replace Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill. Who should she be?

Let us know how the culinary traditions of your country/culture/ethnicity/religion/family—anything from the types of ingredients or dishes to the way you set the table to eating-related rituals to the time of day food is eaten. It's all interesting!

Would you want to spend a week as someone of the opposite sex? someone very old? very beautiful? very ugly? or severely handicapped? If so, which one would most intrigue you?

Elon Musk believes that the attitude towards success is different in the US than elsewhere. Where in the US, people think, "Good for them" when someone succeeds, in many other countries, people see individual success as someone "rising beyond their station" or becoming the "tall poppy" that should b...

Say on a given morning, there are 100 people in the Louvre in Paris. If a wicked sorcerer threatened to vaporize all people in the museum or all of its art, sparing one or the other based on your plea, which would you save? What, if any, fruits of our culture are worth more than even a million lives...

Have you ever heard a piece of advice or nugget of wisdom that was particularly impactful and stuck with you for a long time? If so, tell us so we can have it too.

You find a time machine that can take you anytime in the past and anytime in the future, at any location in the world. When and where will you go?

Every once in awhile, someone tells you a really good joke. And you’re like, “Shit I gotta remember that” and then you don’t remember. So if you’re one of those people that has a good joke, tell it here.

Think hard...

People who do a lot of hiring know exactly what the Do's and Don't's are for the job application process, while people applying for jobs are often total or near amateurs at doing so and will inevitably make rookie mistakes in the process. The WBW community contains a ton of people on both sides of t...

Doesn't have to be a scene from your favorite movie, just your favorite scene from any movie. Post a link to the scene if you can.

When it comes to your gender, ethnicity, race, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, age, appearance, or anything else—is there something about the way well-meaning people in society view you or treat you that you wish would change?

There are so many great creative group games—whether it's something like hearts or poker or a big ordeal game like Pictionary or Charades—but when it comes to two-person games, there's a shortage of well-known great options.

Who gets tipped in your country and how much? Are you a good tipper? Thoughts on the American tipping culture? If you're a tipped professional, how much are you tipped, and is that the right amount?

Took me a while, but I finally settled on my choice.

I've come across this question on the internet a few times before, and it always seems to bring out some great responses.

Some think it's an expensive waste of time. Others believe it's a total necessity. Do you think the American college system is a good thing, or should it change?

You know that brilliant invention you thought of but you don't want to tell anyone because you're planning to invent it some day and become a billionaire? Well you and I both know you're not actually gonna ever do it, so tell us about it.

What's your favorite sports-watching moment? It can be something you watched live or on TV, pro baseball or college rugby or a 10-year-old's soccer game—anything goes.

Post the best picture you've ever taken. Lots of definitions of what makes a picture great, feel free to get creative.

If your child were to be boring, stupid, or ugly, which one would you prefer? Would your choice depend on the child’s gender?

They lived over 2000 years ago, but we all know who Buddha, Confucius, Aristotle, Julius Caesar, and Jesus Christ are. In the year 4015, when our modern era is 2000 years in the past, who from our time will be universally famous?

What are your thoughts on Serial? Who do you think did it? Do you agree with Sarah Koenig's conclusion? Thoughts on the show itself?

It's time for Christmas wishes—what would you add to, change, or fix about your iPhone?

It's time for Christmas wishes—what would you add to, change, or fix about your Android phone?

There are people here from every non-North Korea country in the world. Let's take advantage.

Online dating, once a fringe and stigmatized activity, is now over a $2 billion industry. But is this a positive development or something to be concerned about? Is online dating making the world better and dating more effective, or is something important being lost or sacrificed as a result? And wha...

You're back in 10,000 BC. A local tribe invites you in, not knowing you're from the future. How could you use your knowledge of the future to help them, and yourself?

For 51 weeks of the year, it's fine to focus all your energy on obsessing over what you don't have and take the good things in your life totally for granted. But not this week.

You wake up and find yourself alone in room. The only things in the room are a table, a chair, a calculator, and a note. You have 10 minutes to make one very, very big choice.

No matter what you do for work, the rest of us don't get it. Tell us something interesting or surprising that we don't know about your job.

We’re all born amateurs at life and we get better at it as time goes on. What’s something you know now that you wish you had known when you were 22? (If you’re 22 or younger, what’s something you wish you had known five years ago?)