Steemit Basic Income Giveaway (Superpower)
Phew! Thanks for the responses to last week's Steemit Basic Income Giveaway! I had lots of interesting responses and conversations from lots of different perspectives! I was struggling (in a good way) to keep up with the amount of informed and intelligent replies, so thanks again! However, I think that this week, I will go with a slightly lighter question and topic, just so that I can try and have a chance to catch up the replies from other posts...
I've always been a fan of superheros and the superhero genre of movies and TV films, and the idea of having some sort of superpower that sets one apart from others is such an enticing idea! Of course, as with any tool or gift, the propensity is there that it could be (either on purpose or inadvertently) used for either good or evil. I was thinking this week about what sort of super power that I would want to have if I could choose one, and about why I would want that particular power... and then how it could be the poisoned chalice that I was not expecting. Unintended side effects and potentially corrupt uses of that power...
My Questions
My questions this week is:
If you could have any superpower (it could be just mundane, but laws of physics are no barrier!), what would it be?
Why would you want that particular superpower over any other?
What could be potential downsides?
My Sample Answer
I think that the superpower that I would most like would be the ability to see from out of a different person's eyes and hear their thoughts. I'm sure that we've all wondered about the fact that we all (I hope... I think...) see out of our own eyes, and can hear our own thoughts, and yet we can't be sure that everyone else has that same experience!
I think it would be an amazing thing to be able to see from a different person's perspective and to be able to hear their inner narrative about the scene that they see! Imagine the different ideas and perspectives that you would be able to discover and experience without the inadequate medium of words!
Of course, there would be immediate and obvious downsides, that being that maybe it is the best that you don't know the dark unknowable thoughts that bump around in other people's minds. Perhaps there is a real reason for the little "white lies" and the politeness of not blurting out every thought that crosses your mind. Probably there are secrets and thoughts that often better left unsaid....
Rules
- Upvote if you want, it increases the payout and then I can hopefully sponsor more people.
- Resteem is NOT neccessary, but the more people see this, the more the people will be likely to be sponsored.
- In the comments, tell me your thoughts about my questions about Superpowers!
- I have added a small Steem-Bounty to the post, so that everyone who replies with a valid entry will get something back. If I give your post a small upvote, it is valid (also, subscribe to @dustsweeper for maximum benefit!).
- I will be sponsoring as many people as this post pays out in liquid SBD/STEEM. Also I will kick in at least the required amount to round up to the full number. Winner is by random generator after a shortlisting of quality comments!
Steem Basic Income
One of the first communities that I came in contact with at the beginning of my time at Steemit was @steembasicincome. As a beginning author, Steemit can be a daunting place. It feels like you are posting into an abyss with no ability to grow. Steem Basic Income gives you a guaranteed vote on one post a day, thus giving you a small but cumulative over time support to your account.
With this post, I want to help sponsor people who might not even have the spare 1 STEEM that is required for registration. So, when this post pays out, I will sponsor people depending on the payout of this post. Basically, I will round up the SBD payout from this post and then that will be the number of people I will sponsor. (So, if the payout is 2.3 SBD, I will sponsor 3 people).
Last week's winners
The last post paid out 0.138 SBD and 1.325 STEEM in liquid earnings. So, that would make 2 shares. However, I had such a great time with the replies and reading the comments I will boost it up to 5 shares this week:
The winners by random draw are:
Congratulations, I will be registering the Steem Basic Income shares later this evening.
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If I could have one super power it would be brain power. I simply love solving problems but know definitely I am just average when it comes to intelligence. Maybe not even :p If I had a super brain maybe I can accomplish more with my life. The more problems solved the easier life gets for all of us. Drawback could possibly with intelligence comes arrogance or cockyness. Thanks.
Superbrain, not sure id want to know how stupid the rest of the world is and not be able to change them too... lol.
Ha ha! Always the silver lining...
More intelligence and the ability to solve problems is always a good thing! I guess the only downside that I could see (apart from the one that you point out) is that inventions and tools and advances are just tools... the end results can be used for good or bad ends depending on the user, so it is possible to create a solution for one problem, only for it to be used in a different way to create other problems.... (for example, nuclear power or nuclear weapons).
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If I could have just one superpower
(so many superpowers to choose from!)
I'd like to 'beam' myself anywhere in the world whenever I want. Feel like having a croissant in Paris this morning? Done in 2 seconds!
I'd like this superpower because there are places and people I'd like to visit, but gettin' there is often a drag. And trip planning too. I like to get up in the morning and see, moment-by-moment, what I feel like doing... not planning a trip weeks or months ahead of time.
Potential downsides? hmmm... Well, I haven't worked out yet the fine tuning of the exact spot I'd land when teleporting. I mean, what if I land in someone's bathroom while they're, you know, doin' bathroom stuff. Or what if I suddenly materialize sitting on top of my sister's kitchen table, scaring the bejeezus out of her.
I'm not worried though. I'm sure those things could be ironed out.
This would be a great superpower, so handy, and lots of people also choose for this!
The downside that I would think of, is that you would really need to know the place that you are teleporting to quite intimately. It would be quite annoying to teleporting into some freshly moved furniture...
Exactly! :-)
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I've taken part in a contest with the same question not so very long ago. The problem is that I don't remember what I answered, so I have to go through the entire thinking process again.
Reading minds is not an option. Being hypersensitive I'm already better at that than I would like. Also, I'm already more empathic than good for me, so being able to see things from other people's perspective is ruled out too.
Being immortal would be boring and painful, so no thanks .
Being invisible? I have been pretty invisible during my first 18 years in this life. Believe me, there is no fun in that.
Flying... it is something that has been fascinating me for a long time. Flying through the sky, just like birds do... I think that would give me the ultimate feeling of being free. So I guess I would like that to be my special superpower... :0)
Ah, damn it! I thought I was being original with the extra little bits on the end!
Flying does feel like an ultimate exercise in freedom! I'm glad you finally got to a superpower after ruling out the ones that you really didn't think were good for you or had too many downsides!
I have been thinking about which superpower I chose for the other contest, and I'm pretty sure ot was telekinesis. The main reason for that is that I'm very, very lazy, so it would be convenient to be able to get objects nearby without having to get up, lol.
But I think being able to fly like a bird is way cooler. It's like you say: it's ultimate freedom.
I loved this contest, by the way. It doesn't happen very often that I read the entire comments section, but here I did read every single comment. There were a whole lot of very interesting thoughts and answers :0)
there are more people then original idea's this is why copyright is hopelessly out dated.
if 100 people thing the same thing only the one who files the copyright and gets it approved first holds the monopoly on that thought for 30 years.
Oops, i went off road met mijne fiets...
Flying would indeed be a cool superpower.
LMAO. I completely forgot you could speak Dutch. It's hard to keep track sometimes, lol
Now, to be honest, flying 'Exorcist-style' was not really what I had in mind, although it looks like a cool superpower to scare others, hahaha
haha I would not mind the floating kind of flying. I would also take away the risk of falling. :-D
One important thing you are forgetting: if you know how to fly, the risk of falling is reduced to a minimum, lol.
What the hell was god thinking when he created.
The evolution of 'male' bicycles is also weird, just how many guys keep hurting themselves on that design and they never fix it. The evolution of the human body also does not change in that department. While there are 'female' bicycles that are perfectly ok and fix that 'problem'. Yet still no engineer is prepared to go there?
Eventhough there is no use for male or female bicycles, as those things are not able to 'mate'. So they will never evolve on their own.
just a matter of time for kermit to hurt himself on 'de stang'.
I think you accidentally posted this a few too many times!
steemit had a hangover... i tried to send it, and everytime it failed, but for some reason it still secretly worked??
I hope someone will sing this rhyme.The fun of beta, eh?
WTF just happened? Steemit inserted a sentence of my PREVIOUS POST into this post. spooky!!! LOL
My apologies for the techno gods.
What the hell was god thinking when he created.
The evolution of 'male' bicycles is also weird, just how many guys keep hurting themselves on that design and they never fix it. The evolution of the human body also does not change in that department. While there are 'female' bicycles that are perfectly ok and fix that 'problem'. Yet still no engineer is prepared to go there?
Eventhough there is no use for male or female bicycles, as those things are not able to 'mate'. So they will never evolve on their own.
just a matter of time for kermit to hurt himself on 'de stang'.
What the hell was god thinking when he created.
The evolution of 'male' bicycles is also weird, just how many guys keep hurting themselves on that design and they never fix it. The evolution of the human body also does not change in that department. While there are 'female' bicycles that are perfectly ok and fix that 'problem'. Yet still no engineer is prepared to go there?
Eventhough there is no use for male or female bicycles, as those things are not able to 'mate'. So they will never evolve on their own.
just a matter of time for kermit to hurt himself on 'de stang'.
What the hell was god thinking when he created.
The evolution of 'male' bicycles is also weird, just how many guys keep hurting themselves on that design and they never fix it. The evolution of the human body also does not change in that department. While there are 'female' bicycles that are perfectly ok and fix that 'problem'. Yet still no engineer is prepared to go there?
Eventhough there is no use for male or female bicycles, as those things are not able to 'mate'. So they will never evolve on their own.
just a matter of time for kermit to hurt himself on 'de stang'.
What the hell was god thinking when he created.
The evolution of 'male' bicycles is also weird, just how many guys keep hurting themselves on that design and they never fix it. The evolution of the human body also does not change in that department. While there are 'female' bicycles that are perfectly ok and fix that 'problem'. Yet still no engineer is prepared to go there?
Eventhough there is no use for male or female bicycles, as those things are not able to 'mate'. So they will never evolve on their own.
just a matter of time for kermit to hurt himself on 'de stang'.
What the hell was god thinking when he created.
The evolution of 'male' bicycles is also weird, just how many guys keep hurting themselves on that design and they never fix it. The evolution of the human body also does not change in that department. While there are 'female' bicycles that are perfectly ok and fix that 'problem'. Yet still no engineer is prepared to go there?
Eventhough there is no use for male or female bicycles, as those things are not able to 'mate'. So they will never evolve on their own.
just a matter of time for kermit to hurt himself on 'de stang'.
What the hell was god thinking when he created.
The evolution of 'male' bicycles is also weird, just how many guys keep hurting themselves on that design and they never fix it. The evolution of the human body also does not change in that department. While there are 'female' bicycles that are perfectly ok and fix that 'problem'. Yet still no engineer is prepared to go there?
Eventhough there is no use for male or female bicycles, as those things are not able to 'mate'. So they will never evolve on their own.
just a matter of time for kermit to hurt himself on 'de stang'.
What the hell was god thinking when he created.
The evolution of 'male' bicycles is also weird, just how many guys keep hurting themselves on that design and they never fix it. The evolution of the human body also does not change in that department. While there are 'female' bicycles that are perfectly ok and fix that 'problem'. Yet still no engineer is prepared to go there?
Eventhough there is no use for male or female bicycles, as those things are not able to 'mate'. So they will never evolve on their own.
just a matter of time for kermit to hurt himself on 'de stang'.
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My superpower would be to have the ability to turn anything I touch into any kind of food whenever I want.
I want this power to end world hunger.
The reprocussion is that I would threaten the profitability of the farming and food industry, therefore making me a target of assassination. Hopefully team xXx and the banished Avengers caught wind of this plan and have me on full detail and protection, haha.
Midas touch with a twist!
It would be a noble power to have, but have you also thought of the burdens on the planet of overpopulation, as there is more and more food, there is more and more people with no limiting factors. Finite resources and limitless space could lead to other problems like war?
Very good point. I was thinking more along the lines of ending the suffering of those who are so hungry that their bellies swell up like they were full. I was not my intention to massive surpluses of food; just enough to eat for those with little or no food. No changes to those who can afford food. I was hoping that the end of world hunger would lead to less theft and violence, not ultimately lead to war. I guess I should have also asked for the powder to identify suitable additional haibitats across the universe for the human race to expand and thrive and the ability to safely teleport them to such locations. Mello’s ark, lol.
Thanks starting my morning with a bit of a brain flex.
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I'd like to be able to see into other people's souls and know instantly what they need. Not what they want, but what they need. And then to have the resources to provide that need when it most needs to be met.
Potential downsides:
This sounds like a great power, although perhaps a little disruptive to the current economic system! Like you point out, what people need might be different to what they want... But it also supposes that there is some way to definitely and absolutely know what is 'needed', surely that is sometimes a matter of perspective?
Certainly is a matter of perspective. I'd say the only way to truly know what people need is to be God. And that's a pretty tall order.
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You don't get to choose your superpower sadly, but if I could, I'd go for super charisma.
People would listen to me and do what I ask them, but not because they're mind controlled... Just because they like me, they agree with me, they're excited by my ideas, they want to give my big secret plan a chance.
It's not a very sexy superpower and I'm choosing it only because it's sorely needed.
As for downsides, well I guess the world president would not get much free time, and even less privacy. All the cheering all the time would become stale very quickly. But no downsides for everyone else: I will be a benign influence, an inspiration, leading by example, absolutely not a tyrant, and everyone will enjoy peace, happiness, liberty, free pizza.
Free pizza! That has my vote, you don't even need charisma!
It is an interesting superpower, the ability to sway opinion rather than control thoughts. It is much more subtle than pure control!
I hope you would be a benevolent Dictator, and that you would equally benevolent heirs!
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If I had a superpower I would like to the ability to unlock 100% of my brain, like in Lucy or Limitless, though more Limitless and less Lucy. I mean, I wouldn't want to turn into a USB a few hours after I become superhuman, after all.
I could just imagine all the things I could do and be if I was supersmart like that. I could be an expert in anything and everything. I'd be able to learn any language, or maybe all languages. I could build whatever I think of. The world will really be in the palm of my hands.
Of course, the downside would be its impact to the people around me. My family and friends might not be comfortable around me anymore. Or I could lose touch with my emotions the way Lucy forgot to feel anything when she became superhuman. It's a big trade off, which, thinking about it now, I'm not sure I want to give up.
Huh, I don't know those shows (or movies?). I'm pretty curious about them now!
Wow, the ability to just turbo-boost the brain and just become an ultra genius would be amazing, no problem would be unsolvable!
I wonder about the amount of energy that would be consumed by firing up all the neurons at full potential for a huge amount of time... risking a serious burnout I guess...
Hmm... I guess I should've included these in the downsides... but I forgot to mention that the superpowered brain can be devastating to your health. I wouldn't spoil the movies, if you're gonna watch them, but in both cases the turbo-boost had severe side effects.
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I would choose telekinesis. The ability to move objects with my mind would be fantastically handy. I could paint the roof without getting up on a ladder and getting splattered with paint. Modular origami would be a breeze. If you were fast enough you could contain disasters in the kiln from exploding and ruining everything else. Downside would be the potential to accidentally hurt someone in your sleep or just with a stray thought. Or becoming more blob shaped than is healthy due to lack of exercise.
Telekinesis is a a relatively popular choice! I think that for me, it would just be too tempting to cause mischief or "street justice" without being detected... Also, the ability to do all the things that you described and more is really worth the occasional fall from grace....
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Cool contest @bengy!
My entry:
https://busy.org/@bifilarcoil/steemit-basic-income-giveaway-superpower
Ha, no need for a post next time! It is a noble power that you have described, but also a dangerous one. At what point would you consider that someone is "rich" enough to transmute their accounts into food? Isn't it dangerous to have the judge, jury and executioner to be the same person?
well if we start at the top.. 1 billionaire is enough to get the entire planet out of poverty, and that guy then will still be a billionaire...
That one billionaire became a billionaire over the cost of people who ended up living in poverty.... a bit like that...
Maybe a billionaire humanitarian tax could do the trick?
:D
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I would like to have timetravel as a superpower. So I could fix every freaking mistake.
Or being invisible to scare people.
Thanks for the comment, just for valid entry, would you see any downsides?
Well, maybe in real life, if there really existed superpowers, timetravel could actually break the reality. Since every detail, every little thing we do or don't do has influence in what finally happens.
Maybe if I go to the past to revert some mistake I did, one of the good things that happened thanks to it will no longer exist and if I come back and try fix it, maybe, just maybe, that wouldn't be enough. Maybe it could even be worse.
I think the same, that it is completely reality breaking! And fixing mistakes doesn't mean that the alternative is better, or that fixing a mistake might mean something amazing would never come to pass!
I'm just thinking of all the discoveries that occurred because of some accidental mistake that led to further investigation! If they were fixed, then we might not discover new things!
That's right! Well, The Butterfly Effect doesn't look so crazy when we think about this kind of things.
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