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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are far too many ways for an immortality wish to make your life hell in ways that a money wish uh, wishes it could.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

That’s the secret; if all wishes can be cursed, all wishes can be cursed with an immortal hell.

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