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I didn't think about these too hard, just curious what you would choose
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The nice buzz one is the obvious choice. That's just pure benefit. I don't have any desire to get legitimately drunk. Ironically, I might actually have that "super power" because I have never been actually drunk no matter how much I drink.
I already have all those powers and they are quite useful.
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Does it still take the same amount of time to "read" a book as if you were actually looking at the page? If it's quicker, maybe. Otherwise I'll go with less sleep, because I already sleep less than I should so I could get some use out of that.
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This reminds me of this:

https://youtu.be/UXqlX0MAfFM?t=46

...and this:

https://youtu.be/K9nNniEz9a4?t=458



Also, I went with "Your vision is slightly better than the average person", because my eyesight is absolute garbage . If I could have 20/10 vision (or even just 20/18 vision), it would be fantastic. I'd actually be able to see the world without progressive lenses. Which would be nice, because the last time I could actually interact with the world without glasses was nearly 40 years ago.
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I have fairly shitty eyesight so give me the above average sight
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While I'm tempted to go for eyesight, mine is manageable with glasses, however I never seem to get enough sleep, so I'd go for option 1. However, I guess that depends on what "slightly" means as a percentage.
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The reading talent seems interesting.
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CarefreeDude posted...
I didn't think about these too hard, just curious what you would choose


Define "slightly less sleep" and "minor increase in odds."
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Less sleep seems like the only one worth having.
Glob posted...
Less sleep seems like the only one worth having.

I like sleeping though
Salrite posted...
I like sleeping though

So do I, but this doesnt mean you do less of it, just that you need less. Given that most people could do with more sleep, you could keep your sleep pattern exactly the same and just feel better rested all the time.
Vision would save a fair amount of money on glasses, so that's probably the most useful, unless the book-reading one lets me transfer all of the information instantly. Depending on the actual increase in odds, that one may also be enough to tip the odds in my favour for certain casino games, so that might end up being the best option.
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Glob posted...
So do I, but this doesnt mean you do less of it, just that you need less. Given that most people could do with more sleep, you could keep your sleep pattern exactly the same and just feel better rested all the time.
Yeah, I went with that just from the sheer time-savings and health benefits, even if it's just you need like an hour less on average.
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Unless the reading thing is an instantaneous knowledge transfer of all the book contents to your mind I'll take the slightly lower sleep requirement.
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Blue_Thunder posted...
Unless the reading thing is an instantaneous knowledge transfer of all the book contents to your mind I'll take the slightly lower sleep requirement.

Even then it wouldn't necessarily be that useful unless it comes with automatic comprehension and long-term retention.

If you currently read a book and forget most of it by next week, reading books faster really wouldn't do much for you.

On the other hand, if you're really good at retaining what you read and synthesizing it, then taking a stroll through a massive library and touching all the nonfiction books would be a pretty effective way of increasing your base knowledge. Though that would be less useful these days than it might have been in the past, except for possibly getting yourself onto Jeopardy and winning a ton of money.
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Being literally always successful at guessing names is not minor. That's marketable. I'd love to use that to spook the shit out of people or take bets from strangers as a street performer that I can guess their name.
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CarefreeDude posted...
You are really good at coming up with puns on the fly

Punny you should mention that.
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Whargarble posted...
Being literally always successful at guessing names is not minor. That's marketable. I'd love to use that to spook the shit out of people or take bets from strangers as a street performer that I can guess their name.

Could get yourself in trouble with a stalking charge
Whargarble posted...
Being literally always successful at guessing names is not minor. That's marketable. I'd love to use that to spook the shit out of people or take bets from strangers as a street performer that I can guess their name.

More than that, it would let you take one look at security camera footage or photos and identify people committing crimes, or immediately identify anyone using a fake name for whatever reason. The security and counter-espionage potential is pretty massive.
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adjl posted...


More than that, it would let you take one look at security camera footage or photos and identify people committing crimes, or immediately identify anyone using a fake name for whatever reason. The security and counter-espionage potential is pretty massive.


The companies are too greedy to pay somebody who could do that what they'd be worth.
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Revelation34 posted...
The companies are too greedy to pay somebody who could do that what they'd be worth.

The people with a vested interest in keeping secrets would pay to have you killed.
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Salrite posted...
Could get yourself in trouble with a stalking charge
I guess that could happen if I was extremely dumb about it.

ParanoidObsessive posted...
The people with a vested interest in keeping secrets would pay to have you killed.
Well your name is appropriate, I guess.
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Whargarble posted...
Well your name is appropriate, I guess.

You're about 22 years too late to be the first to make that joke.

And just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.
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vision was an instant click, i'd love to have slightly above average vision.
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The reading one for sure. It actually seems OP.
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easily the books. i'd have all the knowledge in the world.
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dj1200 posted...
easily the books. i'd have all the knowledge in the world.
I don't think the reading is instantaneous, you just don't have to have the book open while you're reading it. Presumably you'd still have to have it near you and spend the requisite amount of time to read it.
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I'm so bad with names. That would make me feel a lot better to have someone I've seen weekly for the past year and guess their name correctly instead of incorrectly for once.
Names has the most monetary potential.

Vision is nice.

Sleep could be decent, depends on the slightly thought.
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darkknight109 posted...
I don't think the reading is instantaneous, you just don't have to have the book open while you're reading it. Presumably you'd still have to have it near you and spend the requisite amount of time to read it.
Well in that case, I'd pick the game of chance and just play baccarat.
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The pun would be fun, but having a bit more free time with less sleep needed would be great.

Also, "Your vision is slightly better than the average person" doesn't sound too helpful since many, many people wear glasses or contacts.
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