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I agree with you, but in context.
Meaning, ask me for my superpower and what I'd do with it, sure!
But this channel makes really good science-focused content. So to present this video, which essentially requires an all knowing god-like entity, then try and break down the game theory and probabilities, just seems odd and out of their lane a bit.
The money is the the less interesting bit, the belief in God and outcome is the more interesting one.
If you believe the god bit and play the game:
Take box A&B, get $1.001M: you fooled god, there is free will. Or you are the lucky 1% god can't predict.
Take box A&B, get $1000: you did not fool god, there is no free will.
Take box B, get $1M: you did not fool god, there is no free will.
Take box B, get $0: you fooled god, there is free will. Or you are the lucky 1% god can't predict.
If you don't believe the god bit, then this is just some sort of con man swindle and you are only getting a max $1000 anyway.
So I sorta view this whole thing as religious philosophy, which is why it feels weird on a science channel.