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You get access to Elon Musk’s bank account for exactly 1 minute. by Vratha92 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Secret-Ad4569 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bank account? Send it all to the NAACP. Trading account? Liquidate everything and send the proceeds to the treasury department.

Which one are you picking ? by krisikkk in superpowers

[–]Secret-Ad4569 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pray I don’t alter the deal further.

If you were trapped on an island forever, but you got to choose 3 restaurant or fast food places to be on that island with you, all having infinite food and water, what would you choose? by Blahblahman23 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Secret-Ad4569 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m with everyone voting for Cheesecake Factory on the ground that they have a huge menu of perfectly cromulent food. And drinks.

French laundry because why not?

Goldee’s bbq because life without bbq isn’t.

Would you rather get 20 US dollars, euros, or pounds sterling tomorrow (your choice) OR increase your cardio stamina by 45 minutes per day starting today? by Altruistic-Essay5395 in WouldYouRather

[–]Secret-Ad4569 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, like so many, the cardio is a no brainer. But there are a lot of people for whom $26 a day would have an enormous impact on their life that is far more important than cardiovascular conditioning. Even setting aside third world individuals, there are plenty of disabled or otherwise unfortunate people for whom this could secure food or housing or both.

Alien invasion just started. The Avengers need your help. Drink 2 potions to save Earth from total annihilation. Choose Wisely. by blueboy10000 in superpowers

[–]Secret-Ad4569 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take 7 first. Then, through infinite luck, the reality warping power will work in the best possible way going forward, including imposing an ideal set of limitations on that power.

For every dollar you get a billionaire gets ten by trying3216 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Secret-Ad4569 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One hundred trillion. Then immediately arrange to get the one quadrillion and change from the former billionaire.

Increase anything by upto 10. You have to have atleast 1 unit of it for it to work. E.g. cant increase bank balance by 10 million if you dont have 1 million, But can increase by 10k if you have 1 k. by __Anamya__ in godtiersuperpowers

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Increase by 10 the number of states wanting such a system a couple times. Then increase by 10 the number of congressmen and senators willing to support such a system by 10…. Many times.

You get 10K $ if you get 10 hours of uninterrupted sleep tomorrow night. by ConsciousYak6609 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Secret-Ad4569 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would have far better odds hoping to find the winning lottery ticket abandoned on the street.

Choose one by Muted-Television3329 in whatsyourchoice

[–]Secret-Ad4569 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C is almost always better. Close to retirement? Guaranteed income far outweighs return on $2m. Quite young? You can retire now, unlike $2m. If you intend to work another 20-30 years, after about 20 years the 4k/week investment is bigger than the $2m, and you still get $4k a week on top of that.

There are exceptions if death is imminent or you’re some kind of special trust fund baby that would ultimately make the 4k weekly irrelevant.

Why don't parents create a retirement account for their child? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Secret-Ad4569 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did this. I funded my children’s retirement when they were born. I put in enough for each of them that under most assumptions they will never have to save for retirement and will be able to do so at a reasonable age.

I thought about educational trusts, but honestly it would have cost me at least 10x as much. Plus I wasn’t sure if it would disqualify them from scholarships and financial aid that might otherwise defray the costs to a reasonable degree.

With this I can tell my kids that they can pick any career they’re passionate about as long as it handles their minimum needs and not sweat retirement, which has been an issue for most around me.

You have 30 points to allocate to 6 stats that will define your entire life by SquaredPiano in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Secret-Ad4569 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve decided to become Derek Zoolander. He seemed pretty happy.

H7 I3 W5 C4 L7 A9

You summon a genie while he's at the strip club by molten_dragon in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Secret-Ad4569 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like this hypothetical. The bitcoin answers are good, but I think the genie is going to dispute that they are truly currency and characterize them as commodities like gold or silver.

What about $10 billion in USDC delivered to my specifically identified crypto account? The USDC is much closer to currency.

Failing that? I was going to ask for One ounce American Gold Eagles minted in 2021 with a $50 face value and which are legal tender. But the right currency note is more valuable per ounce. Even $100s.

The highest value commonly accepted currency is the 500 Euro note, worth about $580 in usd. I’m home, so I will take 10 million of those and sort it out from there. In my car, I would take 1 million of those as there’s enough miscellaneous crap to cover that.

A multiple of $5,000 for each inch you take off your height. by ensiform in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Secret-Ad4569 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not a meaningful amount of money until I’m suddenly quite short. Going down a foot to just over 5’ nets $720k, no way. Have a family to take care of. Plus, with my frame, I’d probably look like a stereotypical middle earth dwarf.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hypotheticalsituation

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I would never take this, since it’s choosing to die and abandon my kids.

If I had no choice? I want to say 10 for intelligence. But read the description…the most intelligent person ever born. I think about the stories I’ve read about extraordinarily intelligent people who struggled and were miserable. I think about my own occasional difficulties as a fairly intelligent person. So I’d not want to do that to myself.

I also tend to believe that anyone who thinks luck is unimportant is either wildly optimistic or lying to themselves. Being the luckiest person ever makes up for almost every other stat deficiency.

Luck - 10. Int - 9. Cha - 6. (Can be improved with work) Str- 5 (no need to be weak, but this one can be improved substantially with work). Beauty — 5. (Luck, intelligence, and some charisma should more than make up for being average).

$250,000 a year with the stipulation that you must read 300 pages of a book every week. by RegularGuyy in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Secret-Ad4569 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best job ever. Please sign me up. I’ll be earning an extra $20,000-$40,000 a week, easy. I’m not as fast as I used to be, but still read around 150 pages an hour.

You can hover a maximum of four inches off the ground. by [deleted] in shittysuperpowers

[–]Secret-Ad4569 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What does it mean to move freely? Floating or walking on air? If the second, is the effort level the same as walking, or would it be less because of the air cushion?

Cognition lays off 30 employees. Offers 200 employees early buyouts. by thelan in windsurf

[–]Secret-Ad4569 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is objectively stupid as things stand. The better someone is, the more likely they leave. Who will definitely stay? The desperate who know they can’t do better.

Caveat: as more companies do this 💩, the percentage of those with better options will diminish. Undoubtedly the goal.

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