If a genie in a lamp granted you a wish that has to be used to improve the world what would it be?

[Anonymous]

I would first ask to get rid of all congenital diseases and deformities. Then I would let everybody live to a 100 years old and the only sign of aging past age 25 is grey hair.

Last but not least I would still let the genetic chips fall where they lay with genetic abilities (looks, smarts, etc) with one major caveat: every time someone does something to hurt someone they would have a certain percentage of their physical and intellectual properties transferred to their victim as punishment.

So say for example a person intentionally bullies or antagonizes someone. Depending on the intent, severity of the incident, etc a certain percentage of the bad person’s strength, smarts, looks, etc would get transferred to the victim the following day. The victim would wake up slightly smarter, slightly stronger, slightly more attractive and ironically slightly more confident. The bully would wake up slightly fatter, dumber, weaker, uglier and less confident. I let the day pass because it’s fitting to give the bad person a sense of false security that they got away with it.

[Adam1978]

I don't think a genie can affect everything forever. And haven't you seen the scifi where time was currency, and everyone was 25 in age. It was a really weird world. And your idea would make people into agitators, they would try to make people do something bad to them to drain them from their power. Every rule system will be exploited and your would create a horrible society.

[Asker]

There was a movie that came out about everybody stops aging at 25 but you can “steal” life from other people or use it as a currency.

[Adam1978]

Yes horrible and completely illogical for everyone to have those clocks. You would find that the rich would have kids without. Because it's clearly a software bomb built into the body. But you had the weird thing with dating where the mother, grandmother is the same age as you.

[Asker]

That’s why I said let there be grey hair as you get older. That’s one distinguished way of seeing people age. The rest of it I don’t most people care for (let’s be honest almost of all us get uglier and lose energy as we age)

[ChiTown33]

The end of all pain and suffering. Be it physical or psychological.

[Asker]

Some pain and suffering is necessary to grow into a stronger and better person. But there is a constructive and destructive way to go about it.

[ChiTown33]

True that.

[jennifer_bloom]

I would have everybody be given talents and skills that can only used for the benefit of others and I would shorten the lives of abusive people and increase the intelligence and improve the health of good people.

[Asker]

Well I would allow different personalities exist and give every one free will but with a catch. Abusive people would slowly suffer and unbeknownst (at least initially) they are just transferring their quality of life to people they harm.

Now ironically a former victim might get cocky and start being abusive themselves. Also a former abusive person might become a victim given they are no longer socially dominate (hence a target). Then things could slowly reset.

Anyway just a fantasy idea.

[NathanDavis]

that was three wishes though... not one

[Asker]

Take it easy I’m just having fun.

[NathanDavis]

triple the fun... though

[Asker]

Do you have anything better to do than to care about semantics?

[NathanDavis]

better than you, yes?

for example, I just cleaned after my cats

I'm a multitasker though... and you require zero effort, so you don't count as one

[Asker]

“Cleaned after my cats”. Not one cat but several cats. Unless you are the tiger king (which I highly doubt) then that says something about your personality. I don’t know too many guys who own several house cats.

[NathanDavis]

" I don't know "

says the dude that uses ignorance as a point to make a point or an argument... lol

but yes, water spilled by a cat has more relevance than you... don't blame the cat for it, though

[Asker]

Have a nice day man

[NathanDavis]

likewise