Wishing for Good [OC]
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  • 93 points DeathMetal007

    So this genie likes lowest optimized average suffering over time.

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    9 points Poopin4days

    If there is no earth, there is no "on the earth".

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  • 30 points Neutralmensch

    monkeys paw geni

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    10 points fujidust

    The paw always curls

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  • 19 points mudokin

    Alright then, my second wish is to speak to your manager.

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  • 11 points UpAndAdam7414

    OP is now an antagonist in a JRPG.

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  • 6 points Zaphod392

    technically correct

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    2 points havis15

    But wouldn't the blast cause suffer to ppl? Even for a slight moment. I think this genie should lose his job.

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    2 points Arrasor

    No. It can be painless if it happen faster than your nerve signal speed. The genie could also just block pain signals from reaching the brain and there you go. Unable to feel pain is an actual medical condition irl after all.

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  • 6 points UnsorryCanadian

    That's what happens when you ask Shiva, the God of Destruction for a wish

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  • 4 points rafaellago

    I mean, genie could've just ended humanity and kept all the other life that has nothing to do with it

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    3 points Das_Oni

    This is the right solution

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  • 3 points Sadale-

    Reminds me of a very old Sim city scenario. You're tasked to tackle the heavy traffic issue and you can win by demolishing the entire city.

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  • 2 points Slight-Look-4766

    Powerful genie

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  • 2 points alexplex86

    So now the genie is forever trapped in his lamp, endlessly floating through space without any human being able to wish for his freedom.

    And before someone says aliens. They don't speak human, have no concept of "wishes" and probably don't even know they need to rub the lamp to summon the genie.

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  • 6 points Donnicton

    When techbros finally achieve their goal of AGI.

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  • 1 points VincentKenway

    Man do I love Monkey's paw

    I might as well have one for an arm.

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  • 2 points Equilibriator

    That looks like some short but very real suffering right there.

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  • 1 points Ixziga

    my favorite take on this concept

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  • 1 points redsterXVI

    ngl, at this point this might be the best outcome

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  • 1 points lloydsmith28

    Honestly probably the only correct option outside of like a Thanos snap lol

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  • -1 points Neoxite23

    I thought genies had a rule they couldn't kill. This kills all.

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    17 points iMogwai

    Aladdin was not a documentary.

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    -5 points Neoxite23

    Well they also aren't real so this entire conversation is moot.

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    1 points PalanganaAgresiva

    But the genie just destroyed the planet, didn't directly kill anyone

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  • -1 points Waste_Philosophy4250

    AI will achieve the same thing, literally.

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  • 1 points fourthords

    Still a win in my book.

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  • 0 points EndOfTheLine00

    Honestly I’d take that at this point.

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