this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2023
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The Monkey's Paw

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Want to make a wish? Just ask the Monkey’s Paw! No strings attached.*

Just create a post that starts with “I wish ___”. Other users will then grant you the wish, and probably not how you intended.

^(*)^ ^Strings^ ^definitely^ ^attached.^ ^Satisfaction^ ^not^ ^guaranteed.^ ^Wish^ ^will^ ^likely^ ^backfire.^

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago

Granted. You're given an end-user license agreement.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Granted. The wish granter is hard of hearing, and your mouth is now riddled with cavities.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Granted. As you didn't specify what you wanted in this deal, I will assume hedonism and immortality. You never get sick and your senses that give pleasure or contentedness dull over time. You see hear and speak sharply as you have no empathy for or care to spend time with "ephemeral" beings. You have a robot cat with its memory backed up each night so that you have something to share eternity with. Eventually, your internal emotions are more pressing to you than any external thing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Done, your deal is only caveats.