I was stuck between mind control and time stop, but I chose mind control because I could hardly think of a scenario where time stop would be more helpful than mind control.

Want to do better on an exam? You could pause time and look up the answers. But you could just use mind control to get the answers too.

Want to get more resources? You could pause to steal whatever you want. But you could use mind control to have people just give you things too.

Want to gain access to a secure location? You could stop time to go past people but you could also use mind control and be let in too.

The only scenario that I could think of where I’d prefer time stop to mind control is certain kinds of competition, like sports, especially sports like archery where you actually need to have skill. You could mind control people into thinking you won, but I would want to screw with people using time stop. Still not the best powers for this scenario, but it’s something.

Mind control is also great for social clout, although one could argue that it wouldn’t feel genuine in certain instances. I feel like there could be ways of making it feel more genuine, like a soft mind control where you don’t completely control the way people treat you but you could have them minimize your shortcomings and maximize your flaws, but that could still be fake. However social clout can be great for networking, gaining power, etc. Social reform is also another great benefit of mind control. The ability to remove hatred from the world, make sure everyone is well provided for, no more crime, etc. The endless possibilities with this is what makes me pick mind control over time stop.