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You Have found a genie that grants 3 wishes! What are your wishes, how do you avoid loopholes or "the monkeys paw"? (lemmy.ca)
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Lets assume that genies grant wishes literally, but will twist your words. How do you wish without unintended consequences? Typical rules of no more wishes, no resurrection, no forced love, no altering the past, can't defy logic, can't break physical laws, can't create paradoxes, and can't affect higher powers (this is one tough genie!).

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[–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

I wish for a contract lawyer with genie experience who can write my other two wishes in a way that can't be twisted. (But with more words needed to get that first wish right!)

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    What if the genie lawyer isn't licensed(not to many licensed lawyers with genie experience I imagine!) or is in league with the genie! Honestly the genie may be less tricky than that lawyer!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Hm, maybe I have to stipulate that whatever effect the final two wishes have on me, they have the same exact effect on the lawyer.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    hmm, gonna have to be careful they are a genie repercussions might be able to be shrugged off/ignored

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    The lawyer isn't a genie, just a human who knows how to word things for genies.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    ahh so your going for the whole your in this together with me thing, genie may give the lawyer an out by letting the lawyer word a wish to not include themselves or in a way that avoids them. lawyers are tricky!!!

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