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Edited by Spooter:
4/28/2014 8:25:49 AM
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Money, Women, or Power? (read thread before decision, please)
The question is for you answer, though I suggest you read through the details for each and the final paragraph before making a decision:
- Price no longer has any meaning to you, as you've just been gifted with an amount of money that puts a spin on the whole 1% affair; you now have literal economies worth of currency to spend at your leisure.
- All women in the world will serve you and satiate your (probably detestable) desires, no matter how obscene or odd, with complete willingness to serve.
- Megalomaniacs gaze at you with awe, as world governments have now ceded power to you, and silly notions such as freewill and desire are all abandoned. You are the god-king of mankind, and the future of humanity will be decided by you (though the life you live as a messiah shall be one without the warmth of a woman and the lavishness you would otherwise expect), and humanity will regain its indecisive nature once you have passed on from this world.
The trick to this is that you cannot use what you pick in hopes of attaining the other two; so under the circumstances, money cannot buy you women or influence in the world (you can only use it to purchase things that will not allow you to advance your standing in world affairs, such as land/territory), women will not obey orders that result in you attaining wealth or power, and power only works on a global scale (you choose what development's and advancement's humanity will be focused on, though you live a rather Ghandi-like lifestyle).
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Edit: There will undeniably be holes within the limitations, so please freely point them out to me if you get the chance.
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Power. I'd try to fix shit. Try. Not really. Huehue.
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So can I still bed women if I choose money(I don't mean pay I mean just like anyone else date a girl etc?)
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I'm not seeing how you can't use one to get the others if they come so naturally. If I choose money do I have to live life powerless and celibate? If I choose power do I have to live life penniless and celibate? If I choose women do I have to life life penniless and powerless? This is a terrible deal.
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[quote]The trick to this is that you cannot use what you pick in hopes of attaining the other two[/quote]Maybe for your hypothetical, but in the real world that isn't the case... Either way, I choose power.
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I'll just pick the money and buy out all of the women and governments.
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1 ReplyIf I choose the women one, does that mean that they'll love me or just want to have sex all the time?
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2 RepliesWell technically I've had/have all 3.
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2 RepliesEdited by Flee: 4/28/2014 8:33:48 AMYou could have summarised this as "selfish or selfless". It boils down to whether you want A: living in infinite wealth and luxury for the rest of your life without contributing to mankind and its advancement (selfish), B: living a sex-crazed life of pleasures and your own fantasies (selfish) or C: abandoning your own wealth and personal desires/pleasures for the good of mankind (selfless). Personally I'd go for the money. I've already got love and seeing how mankind's nature is pretty damn awful, no matter how well you did during your lifetime with infinite power, things will always go back to shit within time. Although if actually given the choice, I might not be able to deal with the guilt of knowing I could have made life better for billions of people as I spend my days in luxury, so I may end up going with Power anyways.
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All of it. First you get the power, then you get the money, then you get the prostitutes (true story)
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2 RepliesPower I can "get" a woman on my own, and power is just a more direct form of money in the sense of getting what you want. Even better, I can get what I want without losing power by giving it to others.
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1 ReplyVery interesting thread, OP. It's not often that something worth reading is posted on this forum. I chose money. Buying women isn't what I'm after. I'd much rather find a partner by more traditional means, though I'd also be happy living as a bachelor for the rest of my life. My biggest problems are debt, joblessness and people in general. If I had the chance to remove myself from these worries, then I would. My first choice was power until I read the caveat that all my doings would be undone upon my death, so that would be a fruitless endeavor, overall. I can do without buying women. I very much enjoy being single. Casual sex wasn't ruled out with the money choice, so long as I don't BUY women. Perhaps I'll find someone in the traditional manner (fall in love, get married, etc.) but being a bachelor forever would be a worthwhile price for that, and upon my death I would donate my money to those who would use it for the betterment of humanity. So, money is my choice.
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Money. It'd take more than the power of one to change the world as it is, but with near infinite money, I'd be able to invest in companies dedicated to changing the world for the better. Fund disease research, provide backing for education systems and healthcare, ensure proper distribution of food and medicine, and improve the general condition of living across the globe. That's after I'd bought a fleet of insane cars, my own private race track and a house with enough land to fit the track.
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I think Link has the Triforce of Women.
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Money. Infinite money will get you power and women.
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Power. I'd gladly give up the other two if it meant humanity would finally get it's act together for a bit. Hell, I could make them focus on transhumanism, prolong my life indefinitely, and then by the rules you posted our golden age would never end.
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Power is an illusion. Women? Ha, I got two perfectly working hands. $$$ $$$ $$ $$$$ $$$ $$$$$
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Easy, power.
