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[–] 64 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Nothing. I've read enough Monkey's Paw stories to know this is a bad idea.

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    [–] 38 points 2 years ago* (13 children)

    I'd get a team of the best lawyers I could find to sit down with the genie and me to hash out a lengthy contract devoiding any intentional curse and put in a hefty monetary incentive for the lawyers to get it right, as well as punishment clauses for breaking it, then wish that the genie had to unwaveringly abide by that contract. That way, if he makes me suffer he has to suffer too or redo my request to my satisfaction.

    Then I'd probably write in a steady, better than average and reasonably liveable income without having to work for it for the rest of my natural life.

    Pretty sure I saw this concept in an early episode of fairly odd parents.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Genies are not considered humans and thus cannot enter into a legal agreement. Courts find your contract null and void and the Genie still gets always with screwing up your wish.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    If my wish is for the genie to abide by the contract, then the thing holding him accountable is his own magic, not a human or court. The lawyers aren't there to follow the law, they're there to see that the contract is logistically sound.

    If a genie cannot be beholden to his own magic, then there's really no point in expecting any kind of wish to be free of a curse anyway because he's just going to do whatever he wants regardless of what you wish for.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I don’t know why people wish for money rather than immortality. Compounding interests baby!

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Immortality has its own set of complications. Like seeing everyone you love die. Out living the earth, solar system. Being stuck for eternity in the heat death of the universe. I mean, I guess a longer life but not immortal might be desirable. Personally, my only wish would be to live comfortably.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    there is no intentional curse but making you immortal is what the average human wishes for. Genie argues that it's truly a bonus. You live a normal natural life, but instead of dying, you keep living. The money stops, and you live forever. Having to return to work after not working your entire life.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I wish the genie is so bad at curses that everyone always enjoys being cursed by them.

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  • [–] 33 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I would wish for a better genie.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Hm, sound like abuse of power to me. I'd wish for the genie to lose the ability to grant wishes. It needs to be cursed though, so I'd have to help with that.

    Since it can still offer wishes, just not grant them... I'd help it learn to code. It could have a bright future as the CTO of a tech startup in the next hype cycle. I would not invest.

    I wonder how many times this has already happened.

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    [–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Whatever bad thing happens to me, the same will happen to the genie twice.

    I just hope he's not a masochist.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)
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    [–] 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I wish for the genie to have never existed in the first place.

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    [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Police to always be lawful good

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    [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    "I wish for whatever I would get if an alternate version of me who were much smarter, kinder, more compassionate, more loving, less selfish, much less short sighted, much more creative and much more prepared to word the perfect wish, WHILE STILL BEING ME with my values, goals, principles and desires were making a wish from an alternate version of YOU who tries to bless wishes, instead of cursing them."

    (also, I know how to fuck this one up)

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago*

    I wouldn't wish. Shit always goes bad. Best cass scenario I learn a "valuable lesson" through some kinda hackneyed adventure. In the worst case scenario I'm cursed for eternity or some shit

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I wish for a new genie that grants wishes successfully but never tries or succeeds in cursing my wishes.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Destroy capitalism

    I'll be able to handle the curse if capitalism is also destroyed

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    [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Good luck. Even twisted, Good fortune is always a boon worth having.

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