Ask Lemmy

For things I seemingly have no opinion about, I do it. If I follow through with it, I really did not care - if I don't, I have learned in the process I actually have an opinion.

Since I rarely have coins handy, I use a clock (if I don't know the current time, obviously): "If the minutes are odd, yes. Even? No." (Eg. 2:53 = yes, :54 = no).

Coin flip? Amateur. You should roll a D20 for initiative.

They do say if when you flip a coin, you realise that you really want one side to win, pick that choice.*

I'll ask people "Yes or no?" With no context.

Dice rolls. I let the number rocks decide my fate. All hail the probability cubes

I do. If it's heads I always tell the person to keep the coin. It's thier lucky coin. But don't put it in your pocket. It'll get mixed in with all the other coins and become just another coin.

Which it is.

No, never.

Last time was when we were children.

I don't think I've used a coin flip to decide anything in my life since my parents occasionally used one to decide something between my brother and I as kids (such as who would get first turn on something). Every time I thought to do a coin flip for decision making as a younger person, I'd find myself leaning toward and secretly hoping for one outcome and think to myself...this is dumb, let's just do the one I'm already leaning toward. Now it's not even something I consider doing when making decisions. I also go literally months, sometimes years, between touching coins now, so I'd have to ask Google to flip a coin for me or something.

I usually use it to make small decisions where I want to do the comparatively bad thing but I know I should be doing the good thing. For example, I slept poorly and don't want to bike to work. Flip a coin to see if I get to take the train instead. I always do 3/5 as well.

For me, I always use "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" to make some difficult decisions

Yes and yes. So far it hasn't steered me too wrongly.

I use an app called chwazi to decide something between my two kids when they can't agree on something

Coin flip? Lol, silly humans thinking it's actually random.

I use Quantum Random Number Generator btw.

Nice question

I do sometimes use it to choose what to play/watch, although I use a random number generator. It's more random than a coin toss and cuts to the chase when there's more than 2 options.

I use bird sign.

Yeah, if I'm really genuinely even on a choice and none of my standard tie-breakers apply. Following through is no issue, as I am legit torn, so have no strong preference.