Would you rather have telekinesis (the ability to move things with your mind) or telepathy (the ability to read minds)?

[Elena_Stewart]

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And why?

[Kaneki05]

Before my point, it would actually super depend how powerful the Telekinesis is. Am I limited to moving just one thing? Can it only be a certain size? Does it drain energy from me to do so? Etc

Assuming it's the most powerful version of it Telekinesis is the obvious choice.
Reading minds won't do anything in a physical situation. A car is about to hit me, I can just stop it.
Cops try to arrest me I can just push them away, they try to fire at me I can stop the bullets. I could become a super hero or villain with nothing to stop me.
Meanwhile Telepathy is more useful on the smaller scale of personal life, trying to use it outside of that would be very hard and you still have to do all the work after finding out such information.

Let's say you wanted to rob a bank sure telepathy could give you answers to the codes and lots of information of how to do it. But then you have to risk doing it and hopefully not get caught.
Meanwhile Telekinesis well try to catch me find out what happens lol. Can also fly since one could move themselves.

[NathanDavis]

telekinesis...

because I do not like spoilers

[Elena_Stewart]

Wow, a very good point, so different🙂

[Rosexøxø]

Probably telekinesis because I can just be like god and get things I need and want instead of kissing up to people or working harder and taking the longer route with negotiations and all.

Im not a mean person so I wouldn’t just hurt others or be selfish. Just easy access to basic needs and seclusion lol.

Telepathy would just take too long. It could always change as well.

A persons perceptions are always shifting. Decisions always being made or changing. Uncertainty takes up time and clouds the process. It’s just too much.

i could just stick to my choice and a little psychology to make do and get by.

[mandyfire98]

Telepathy

[Elena_Stewart]

Why?🙂

[mandyfire98]

Because information is power. Sure with telekinesis you could lift things. But what do you lift on a daily basis. What does it do for you?

If you read minds then you could get access to almost anything you wanted. Plus with telepathy you could probably control minds as well.

What's your bank account number? Mine now

What are some things I could blackmail you with? Got it

[Elena_Stewart]

Smart 👏👏

[mandyfire98]

I just have no interest in moving a car with my mind. That's pointless and small potatoes in my book.

[DaBiggestBird]

Hypothetically speaking if your telekinesis is strong enough you can squeeze someone’s internal organs on command without any problems then I don’t think anyone should have that power. Although I wouldn’t want to read other people’s minds anyways since it’s probably more rotten than dead bodies sitting out in the open of No Man’s Land, plus I have enough interconnected webs and circuitry processing countless quantities of data every millisecond like Ultron from The Avengers. I would probably die from the information overload, similar to how Shrek had a heart attack from eating too much Sara Lee cheesecake. But then again, this is Da Biggest Bird we’re talking about. I’d be more like Mewtwo, an absolute legend that only shifts to a mode of being a force of nature when warranted. As the world’s Greatest Conga Artist, my marvelous discoveries have enabled me to form a highly sophisticated understanding of what it takes to successfully wield such a gift, both in skill AND moral high ground. I suppose I choose, TELEKINESIS!

[NormalBoringGuy]

I can just picture it now - Mother giving me the side-eye as I nonchalantly rearrange the tiles on my rack with just a thought, trying to score those elusive triple word points without her noticing. The tension would be palpable as we both silently battle it out, with me using my mind to strategically place tiles on the board while trying to maintain my innocent facade.

And let's not even think about the potential horror of accidentally revealing my telekinetic abilities to Mother during a heated Scrabble match. She would surely be scandalized and may never let me play with her again, or worse, she might start questioning my mental health or having one of her "episodes."

[Elena_Stewart]

suspense😨

[NormalBoringGuy]

You hid me in a cellar after a Scrabble game, and you won't do it again!

[HawkPerception]

I'm not a manipulative person by any means, but I feel if you could read someone's mind, you would be able to avoid conflict and repair relationships easily because you would understand the root of where their anger or frustration is and resolve it. Most failed relationships are a result of a lack of honest open communication and being stuck in your ways.

The only drawback about mind reading is that everyone has negative thoughts about each other all the time, so it might be overwhelming to hear it all the time. But once you understand it's human nature to be judgmental, you'll be more accepting of it and not hate people for having negative perceptions of you.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

Telekinesis. Being able to move things seems like it'd be very useful for me, as I'm pretty short. I could get anything I can't reach down without having to ask for help. And be able to grab multiple things if I need them. I guess it'd be kind of like how Twilight can do with her unicorn magic. Except not a unicorn.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

Telekinesis in my case although I prefer neither. It seems less corruptive to me than telepathy. Telepathy from my perspective is the ultimate violation of privacy as I see it. To even use that power one time would be so deeply unethical from my view.

[7Phoenix7]

Telepathy. I could use the info I learn from people's thoughts to protect myself, others, solve crimes, avoid evil people who are out to get me etc.

[Elena_Stewart]

Wow, smart and interesting🙂

[Massageman]

Telepathy. Since almost everyone else will be moving things, I will have the ability to know what they are moving before they move it. :- )

[Elena_Stewart]

Good one😁😳

[Elena_Stewart]

The flushed face emoji by mistake

[Massageman]

No prob.

[RebelinSteel]

Telepathy, I would however be a nightmare, it would also spoil the fun of flirting and dating as you would just engineer people. That alone is scary at a crazy level of scary, being able to always tell people what not just what they want to hear but what their thoughts are telling them.

[strawberrypancake]

ooh thats hard! i think i would pick telekinesis because i could save kittys from trees and people from buildings and planes and i could even move my lunch to me at school so i dont even have to stand in line 😂😂☺️

[Elena_Stewart]

It will be very useful to you😁

[strawberrypancake]

haha yeah 😂☺️ i starting thinking and i was like wow i can do a lot 😂 do you have one that you would pick ☺️

[Elena_Stewart]

I am actually can't decide, want them both😁

[strawberrypancake]

both at the same time would be so cool! 😂☺️

[Elena_Stewart]

👍🏻👍🏻

[Cody2004]

Probably telekinesis sometimes I don't want to know what other people are thinking 😰 the stuff that pops in my head reading stuff on here it's best that that never happens 😂

[Elena_Stewart]

True😁

[82lynx]

Telekinesis. Then I wouldn’t have to strain to pull my grocery wagon up moderate inclines. As for reading minds, does anyone else know how that went down on Gilligan’s Island? It made for an amusing wordless catfight between Ginger and Mary Ann, but I wouldn’t touch it with a 10-metre cattle prod.

[Finchie40]

I think the ability to read minds would be the best out of the 2 , understand a girls’ brain would be amazing lol

[Elena_Stewart]

You won't be able to understand a girl's brain even with this power because sometimes she doesn't understand herself😁

[Finchie40]

LMFAO , I believe that

[D_Bone_Steak]

The ability to read minds sure would help me answer questions better since most of the younger people seem to want me to read the mind of some love interest.

... but let's be real... She's asking about what some guy is thinking and I'd just read her mind and get her password to her Onlyfans account and start to troll... I'd troll her so hard she'd feel it in the back of her throat. Then I'd send it to her parents and grandparents and laugh myself to sleep.

[Valdemort]

Telekinesis.
I don't have any space left in my brain to be consuming more information than necessary. My thoughts are already running crazy as it is, I'd go mental if I knew what everyone was thinking at all times.

[Lynx122]

Telekinesis is way cooler and peoples thoughts are overrated anyway XD it would be interesting for the first week or month and then it would get so old. But Telekinesis nobody else can do that in the world that would never get old.

[Keith469]

If I had the power of telepathy, then I'd know who was willing to move things for me.

[Elena_Stewart]

Great strategy👍🏻

[Bricealan]

Telekinesis... I could move those cars out from in front of me, AND move people away.

Really though Elena, I would RATHER be a 'Scanner"... that would be the best.

[CozyCoffin]

Telepathy. Imagine being able to make yourself levitate while moving shipping containers across the ocean, dismantling the Pyramids of Giza or the Burj Khalifa with a wave of your hands, or causing a massacre with your spare change.

[Anonymous]

Telepathy. The saying knowledge is power comes to mind but it would be very helpful for so many aspects of life. I struggle a lot with understanding people as well so this would help solve that. Plus well it would help make things easier to do a lot of stuff I think.

[Drew-1990]

Rather have telekinesis, I don't want the ability to read minds, some of the thoughts you would hear no thank you