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I don't get it.
I do somthing stupid, like spend all day on 4chan. I send him the $1000. I do something stupid, like spend all day on 4chan. I get the $1000 back. I do something stupid, like spend all day on 4chan.
Nope, indeed you don't get it :-).
After you send him the $1000, when you spend all day on 4chan, it is no longer stupid because of the $1000 you get back by doing it. Therefore it isn't an akratic action. Therefore you don't get the $1000 for it after all. This is a contradiction, and "therefore" it's impossible for you to do it :-).
It's just a philosophical joke.