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[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Honestly, based genie. Instead of fucking you over by twisting your wish into something negative, he fucks you over by spending time on small details. At least the latter will likely result in something you actually want, whereas the former will probably suck.

[–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

These aren't small details, they are crucial details.

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

After all that I still get brittle bone disease!?!

What? You said you wanted your Bones less dense, do you know how much bone I had to remove to let you fly with hummingbird wings?

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Probably an autistic genie. It's important to get the details right!

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not picking telepathic will is the dumbest shit I've ever seen.

[–] baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

given this genie's thoroughness your brain would have to be 100x as heavy

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Look, the 800lb brain man is flying!

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I would have just taken telepathic will so that it just ends there.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're the second person to use 'telepathic will' in these comments and both times are vague as to what that means.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 3 months ago

Telekinesis that I can control at will.

[–] blind3rdeye@lemm.ee -1 points 3 months ago

Is that a deliberate conscience telepathic effort, or automatic unconscious reflex? (eg. Perhaps you don't want to accidentally hover or float in public.)

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 1 points 3 months ago

Wings? Nah, if I can't fly like Goku I don't want to fly at all.

[–] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Would it be possible to have telekinesis, and use the telekinesis to fly, like Mewtwo?

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The problem is telepathy doesn't exist in this universe. It seems the genie can rearrange matter into whatever form serves your purpose, but he can't make a wish that allows you to violate the laws of physics.

I would keep it simple and ask for the private keys to a bunch of orphaned/lost Bitcoin wallets from the early days of Bitcoin. Then I can simply claim I mined them back in the day, cash them out, and declare them on my taxes. I get an instant and legal large sum of money. It's not poofed into existence or stolen from someone who's going to come after me.

Alternatively, I might just wish to find a very large nugget of gold in the next hole I dig in my backyard. That would serve the same effect. Or wishing to be the sole winner of the next Powerball ticket I buy would also work.

With genies, if you must deal with them, best to keep things simple. Asking for superhero powers is just asking for trouble. Just ask for various forms of legal money.