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Would you want to read minds if you couldn’t turn them off?

This poll is full of dilemmas like that. There are 28 different ones where every wish or power comes with a downside that’s hard to ignore. Maybe you could fix your biggest mistake, but you’d lose a memory you love. You’ll have to make a call each time - there’s no middle ground here.

Would you still go for it, knowing what you’d have to give up? Scroll down & decide! ⚖️

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#1

You can draw anything into existence, but you can’t erase what you create

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Paul C.
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1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It would be our little cat, that passed three years ago, so bring it on!

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    #2

    You can talk to animals, but they all gossip about you

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    #3

    You can teleport anywhere, but you appear naked every time you arrive

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    Mel in Georgia
    Community Member
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People will be rushing to cover me up! 😆

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    #4

    You can fly, but you’re terrified of heights

    Illustration of a person falling through clouds with bird on back, representing mind-bending scenarios that challenge your morals.

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    TotallyNOTAFox
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm already afraid of heights, so no trade off

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    #5

    You can see people’s life spans above their heads, but yours is hidden from you

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    StumblingThroughLife
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone who'd take this deal would have to see the life spans of their kids and family members. A world of Nope.

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    #6

    You could travel to the end of the universe, but you’d never be able to tell anyone what you found

    Spiral galaxy in deep space with bright core and stars, illustrating mind-bending scenarios that challenge your morals and perspective.

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    #7

    You could control the weather, but it mirrors your mood - rain when you’re sad, storms when you’re angry

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    Elmo
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Jew, I already control the weather /s

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    #8

    You could turn invisible, but you leave behind a faint echo of your voice wherever you go

    Blurry silhouette of a person pressing hands on frosted glass, evoking mind-bending scenarios challenging your morals.

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    TotallyNOTAFox
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great for people that know the art of "shutting the f**k up" I guess

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    #9

    You can fix one mistake from your past, but you’ll forget one happy memory in return

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    ROB
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The mistakes make ua who we are. Undoing one could undo a bunch of cool stuff that happened because of them.

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    #10

    You could end world hunger, but every meal you eat for the rest of your life tastes like ash

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    Virgil Blue
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For the benefit so many people? I think I'd go the "the needs of the many" road on this one

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    #11

    You can read minds, but you can never turn them off

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    ROB
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds like the makings of going insane

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    #12

    You could predict the future perfectly, but you can’t convince anyone it’s true

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    #13

    You could take away someone’s pain, but you’d feel it instead

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    #14

    You get a perfect memory, but you can’t tell if you’re remembering or reliving

    Vintage black and white photographs scattered on a table, evoking mind-bending scenarios that challenge your morals.

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    Virgil Blue
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have an Eideitic memory, so good it's pretty close to photographic. That's great at first I discovered, but after losing some loved ones and other trauma and discovering it also collects the emotions of that memory perfectly I wish there was a way to edit them like they so un some SF books.

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    #15

    You could discover the meaning of life, but you’d lose all motivation to live it

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    #16

    You could bring back someone you lost, but they return with no memory of you

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    Rika
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do so many people say no ? I think it's nice to have a chance to "re-know" someone. If they loved you before they passed, they'll love you again.

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    #17

    You can become completely fearless, but you lose all sense of excitement

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    HappyMaskSalesman
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jokes on you - I have depression and haven’t felt excitement in years anyway.

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    #18

    You learn you’re living in a simulation, but if you leave it, everyone you know disappears

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    #19

    You become universally admired, but you can never be alone again

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    #20

    You could make everyone you love immortal, but you would die before any of them

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    Lunar Rat
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would not curse the people I love with immortality.

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    #21

    You could merge dreams and reality, but you’ll never know which one you’re in

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    Bananaramamama
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone who has experienced sleep disorders that result in disturbing nightmares knows the toll this takes on your mental health and physical health. I spent many nights watching my husband m****r my children and me without understanding if I was awake or dreaming and then "waking up" to find myself in the same scenario. Turns out my sleep apnea was causing essentially hallucinations

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    #22

    You could stop time whenever you want, but each time one person you know loses an hour of their life

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    PenguinEmp
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Each person I know? I know a great deal many people. The guy at the store knows me. The dude at the bus stop knows me but never been friends. These are dumb questions

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    #23

    You could walk into any painting, but you can’t be sure you’ll get out

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    Virgil Blue
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If they mean the world in the painting, I would like that, but I'd make sure I chose the paintings carefully.

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    #24

    You become the most talented person in your field, but you forget everyone you love

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    #25

    You could make one lie in history become true, but one major truth becomes a lie

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    TotallyNOTAFox
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think people underestimate that the truth that could be changed can have a positive outcome. Truth: The holo-caust happend, change that to a lie and you saved millions of lives

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    #26

    You can meet your "ideal self", but they’re deeply disappointed in you

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    Elmo
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm already deeply disappointed in me. What are they gonna do?

    Nikole
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ha. That was my response after reading this one.

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    ROB
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds terrible either way

    Alexia
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't "meet" my ideal self. I'm creating it every day, every moment. And it's not something separated from me, it's a part of me. Seriously, who wrote this poll?

    Abel
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why not? I am my own best critic. Lets put that in a face and a body! Can "it" be blonde and with big t**s? 😀

    Sportsgal
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! They could help me with my problems!

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can I have an ideal *self* that's not me?

    UnclePanda
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have, he was, but I'm still in the driver's seat. Yeehah!

    Beak Hookage
    Community Member
    1 month ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    W T F even is my ideal self? A me who isn't autistic? A me who isn't fat? A me who became super famous the way I wanted to be when I was a kid? A me who was all of those things wouldn't be me. It'd be a total stranger whose opinion of me I wouldn't give a rat's rear about. So no, this one is meaningless.

    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am happy enough to be the best version of myself I can be. Who determines ideal anyway?

    Bill Swallow
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In a way, I did. When I met my best friend, he seemed to me to be me without my flaws. He likes me anyway, for some strange reason.

    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is kinda pointless.

    Heffalump
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why tf would I want to meet my ideal self, even if they were nice to me?

    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hard pass ty muchly , two vile marriage with cruel violent coercive people !!. I do not need me screwing up all the hard the work I’ve done putting me back together ,my PTSD is already bad enough without myself adding to it 🤷‍♀️

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    #27

    You could taste every flavor that has ever existed, but water will always taste bitter

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    Bill Swallow
    Community Member
    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just get a pack of Bertie Bott's "Any Flavor Jelly Beans".

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    #28

    You can control luck, but you never know if it’s good or bad until it’s too late

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    Mel in Georgia
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    1 month ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then it's not under your control?

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