If you had the superpower of mind control, how would you use it?

[Quintessence]

For the greater good? Or solely for your benefit? Would you minionize everybody? Or would you use it sparingly?

I would probably do what I do on here--eavesdrop on other people's conversations (in this case, their mental conversations) and subtly insert my own viewpoint where I see fit. :P

[ebbyeb]

Hmmm.. mind control you say? Well, I would definitely use it to my gain if I felt I needed to.. for example, let's say I get pulled over while driving.. hey! No ticket ;) haha~
But yeah, I'm already a natural people-watcher and observer.. so I'd definitely find myself eavesdropping here and there haha. I might even use it to give people advice on their situations more accurately! I doubt I'd ever use it for anything superbly unfair or negative.. since in a way.. realistically.. it would take the fun out of the diversity in life! Seeing what people naturally think and whatnot. Humans are so interesting!
Well... I might use it on people who have evil intentions to make them see the flaws in their logic and whatnot and change them for the better!

[QueenofCups]

I would do the exact same thing.

[Quintessence]

Guess we're both great minds. :P

[TXKen]

I would use it sparingly. Maybe to get the job i want, or convince people to leave me alone when i get sick of dealing with people. Maybe to win at poker if I'm needing cash or convince a billionaire to finance a business idea.

I'd be afraid to use it "for the greater good" because who am i to say what the greater good is? Maybe convince criminals to turn themselves in or make Hollywood types shut up and just donate money instead of acting like they are experts to be listened to.
I guess i could get Russia and North Korea to stop their aggressive behavior towards the rest of the world. Unfortunately that becomes tricky because you can't predict what the outcome of messing in international politics could lead to.

[Cammy137]

Id get rid of all weapons in the world: nuclear and otherwise. Obviously id leave guns used for hunting, etc. Id then become God. All religions would be united under one banner as I convince the world that I am the real God. All wars would end, people in remote, resource-scarce parts of the world would move to better areas. Nobody would be allowed to keep more than £1million and all else would be put into a trust which would fund jobs, the building of new homes, hospitals, schools, etc. Id reduce peoples desire to have children to get our population down to about half of what it is.
I could go on. Eventually I wouldn't need to use my powers because the world would be managing itself.

[Quintessence]

You sound like George Orwell's worst nightmare, lmao.

[Cammy137]

Yup haha id hate to do it and id feel awful but it would only be temporary. Many people would still have free will. Its more the people in power id take control of.

[AyushMate]

Well I know everyone will misuse this power. That's for sure 😁
If I had this power, then I would help everyone, if my mood is good.
Or probably I would take all the money of all the billionaires around the world, if my mood is not good.

[Quintessence]

Yup. Most of us will misuse it terribly. This kind of power, especially, lends itself to some pretty nefarious actions.
Anyone who says they'd use it exclusively for noble purposes makes me worry even more... considering, simply using such a power involves disregarding someone's right to privacy and autonomy. So, these all "good-intentioned" people would be particularly troublesome, because they wouldn't even realize that what they're doing is problematic.

[AyushMate]

Actually it's good that we don't have any super powers. If we had them then there would be more chaos and more wars.

[Nik1hil]

i think first i will try achieving control of my mind because i am continuously in a stage of bombardment of thoughts. sometimes they become so intense, that i end up becoming hyperactive to the stage where, i cannot stop thinking, my heartbeat becomes really fast and i cannot sleep. i suffered this a lot.. my brain went crazy at 11pm and i stayed up until 3am. during many days, while going through puberty..

[Groisu]

I'd probably just go to a bank every so often wait in my car for an employee to pass by to give me all of the cash in the bank and then go home and if a cop show up of make him think nothing was out of the ordinary and then just have all the money forever

[RandomStranger133]

Probably get some money and settle down. I'd rarely use it after that, hopefully.

[RandomStranger133]

Wait. Can I read minds too?

[Quintessence]

Yes, you can read, manipulate against their knowledge, control them against their will, or outright zombify people's minds.

[RandomStranger133]

Fuck it, I'd change results of elections like I'm a Russian hacker... 🙃

[Quintessence]

Hahaha, I love how you completely re-evaluated your goals. XD

[RandomStranger133]

Seemed weird to me too.

[MLGbreezy]

Sorry but tbh id never have that power id much pefer super speed

[Quintessence]

Well, you don't get to choose here.

[MLGbreezy]

Fine if i had to id mind control people into beging nicer to each other there's to much hate in this world

[EleventhDoctor]

I'd take control of world leaders and bring about a global socialist state where everyone has enough to live comfortably.

[Mack111]

I would use it to predict things like wars, fight between spouses, dettecting terror attacks, natural calamities, corruption

[AlwaysBelieving]

I would use it sparingly. It would only be on a "life or death" type situation. It's actually (the life or death situation) is actually more complex than it sounds).

[jbskhan]

Well if that's the case I would use it for the betterment of society. Would finish the hate and make the world a peaceful place.
P. s "I would use it for sexual needs too" lol

[Nikodemus]

I would use power to keep myself safe from the miscreants who roam the streets, thus feeling much safer when walking to work and back, or going for walks on the weekend.

[DiegoO]

I would use it in Burger King. "Give me free burgers...".

[PhoenixItalian]

I'm pretty sure I'd have a good time with it, although I still have morals so nothing that violates them.

[jakeofalltrades]

for one I would make my girlfriend do more in bed. then I would get bank tellers to give me a ton of money and they wouldn't even know it.

[ImTheFMan]

Rape and theft?

[jakeofalltrades]

@ImTheFMan maybe murder too. get some asshole to commit suicide. best part I could keep getting away with it. every time the try to arrest me, just trick the cops into ignoring me

[ArchiP]

That's fucked up dude

[jakeofalltrades]

@ArchiP no one ever said I would had to be a super hero

[ArchiP]

There isn't only two options. It's not just superhero or major league asshole

[jakeofalltrades]

@ArchiP well what would you do with that power I didn't see your post

[ArchiP]

I would use it to make sure I say the right thing at the right time

[jakeofalltrades]

@ArchiP that's boring

[ArchiP]

Better than raping, stealing and killing

[jakeofalltrades]

@ArchiP alright I never said anything about rape. I'm not going to go around hypnotism women into anything. I meant like we are already in the bed and I give her a suggestion to maybe give me a blow job for once

[Bippwatt]

Which is still basically rape, dude. Frankly, any use of mind control could be argued to be a kind of mental rape.

[ImTheFMan]

If she doesn't want BJ and you grab her head and shove... thats rape. Unless she wants it that way? Which a lot of girls have rape and control fantasy. Wait, I'm confused...

[WhiteKnight2]

I'd probably use to know what women are thinking/want.

[DamnMan]

I'd be the shadow king. Ruling the world for the better.

[Patriot357]

I would use it for good and eeeviill mostly evil deeds

[Razal]

Reading minds alone can solve many crimes. you can identify the criminal in an instant. you don't have to go through long trials

[scooogy]

I'd make females more assertive and stop those who play mind games with guys

[Slizz]

Ofcourse for the greater good

[Quintessence]

Lol, of course.

[GoodGuyGregGGG]

I use it for evil. Not gonna lie.

[Quintessence]

You get some points for honesty. :P