A genie grants you a wish at random: you're guaranteed to win your next argument. Who do you argue with?
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IF by winning you mean that everyone listening agrees with me, then I'll take on anyone on Fox News.
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Donald Trump.
The universe would break because it's the equivalent of winning a chess match against a pigeon who does nothing but shit all over the board
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The universe would break because it's the equivalent of winning a chess match against a pigeon who does nothing but shit all over the board
It's a monkey paw of an outcome.
You win the argument; but it does not change his mind on the subject.
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Yeah, this really depends on what you meant by winning here. Are we actually changing the other person's mind or do they admit we are right, but still believe otherwise? Are people who witness the argument included? Do people continue to agree indefinitely? Does it change reality to match?
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Definitively? Like everyone agrees I won the argument and it causes anyone who witnessed it to rethink their stance on the topic and actually fucking change the way they think and behave? An occurrence so rare I'd might as well play the lottery?
If that were true... I guess I'd argue Donald Trump about addressing and curbing Climate Change...and second choice would be arguing Elon Musk on the merits of developing actual empathy.
Genie wishes...pipe dreams in a lamp, lol. Anyways, thanks for inducing a small indulgence in some fantasy.
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Definitively? Like everyone agrees I won the argument and it causes anyone who witnessed it to rethink their stance on the topic and actually fucking change the way they think and behave? An occurrence so rare I'd might as well play the lottery?
If that were true... I guess I'd argue Donald Trump about addressing and curbing Climate Change...and second choice would be arguing Elon Musk on the merits of developing actual empathy.
Genie wishes...pipe dreams in a lamp, lol. Anyways, thanks for inducing a small indulgence in some fantasy.
I think you would have to argue with quite a few people to even get access to trump.
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I argue with the genie that they actually promised to grant me infinite wishes
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The genie that I have infinite wishes obviously
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Definitively? Like everyone agrees I won the argument and it causes anyone who witnessed it to rethink their stance on the topic and actually fucking change the way they think and behave? An occurrence so rare I'd might as well play the lottery?
If that were true... I guess I'd argue Donald Trump about addressing and curbing Climate Change...and second choice would be arguing Elon Musk on the merits of developing actual empathy.
Genie wishes...pipe dreams in a lamp, lol. Anyways, thanks for inducing a small indulgence in some fantasy.
Oh these are good
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Yeah, this really depends on what you meant by winning here. Are we actually changing the other person's mind or do they admit we are right, but still believe otherwise? Are people who witness the argument included? Do people continue to agree indefinitely? Does it change reality to match?
The genie has already departed and cannot answer any questions 🧞
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I think you would have to argue with quite a few people to even get access to trump.
The OP's what if scenario is already well outside the realm of potential reality, might as well go hard into the imagination space.
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I don't want to argue with anyone. Can I have cake instead?
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Genie - it's always 3 wishes clearly the genie misspoke
he's doing his best ok 🧞
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I don't want to argue with anyone. Can I have cake instead?
It's Genie's first day and he didn't read the training guide
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I'd argue the genie wants to do everything I wish, regardless of the amount of individual wishes.
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Alex O'Connor.
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I argue that American Conservatives should all commit suicide with Trump on Truth Social.
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My father, and the argument would be about his political views. Radicalized years ago but the taking heads on Fox.
I miss my dad.
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I think you would have to argue with quite a few people to even get access to trump.
Unless social media counts.
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Maybe myself (as an experiment), or the genie about if I should get more wishes or something. Wasting universe-altering magic on convincing one person seems like a waste.
::: spoiler Edit: To be more clear about the self argument:
You can do a lot of funny stuff with logical constructs. If you say "exclusively, [wish] or this statement is false" it's a paradox unless the wish is true. If I argue with someone else, them misunderstanding could count as a victory, but if I'm on both sides that's a bit harder. It's possible I just die or explode or something, but maybe it will actually work, too.
You can get way more sophisticated with that, and probably should if you only get one shot. Godel's incompleteness theorem is a famous example of that kind of tortured self-reference. Magical evaluation of a single arbitrary statement is just way more OP than it may seem at first.
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