146 points

Choose an amount of time to sleep, sleep right away the whole time, wake up immediately after and actually rested

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I would love this so much right now…

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I did hear about some odd sleeping pill, not sure if it existed or if it was just a concept someone thought about…

The pill was a normal sleeping pill, but with a core of cafffine, it would be designed so that it would take X hours to dissolve and once it got to the core, the caffine would wake you up on time.

The more I think about it, the less I believe it would ever work.

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I like the idea to counteract the grogginess of the sleeping tablet, but I lack the knowledge to know if that would work.

I’m guessing it would have been digested by then, right?

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I do this the manual way. Set alarm half-an-hour early for coffee, drink it and go back to sleep. Wake up moderately more awake 45 minutes later. Doesnt always work. 4/10

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92 points

Save points

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49 points

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15 points

I feel like, unless they were monthly (or longer), I’d risk turning into a complete psychopath.

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7 points

I’d play the stock market, set myself up for life, then live like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day.

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oh yay this’ll defeat the evil enshittifying stock market!

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1 point

World would be full of chaotic maniacs.

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1 point

The monkey paw here is that you are loading the world state and that includes you and your memories. You would never remember using this ability. Maybe you already have it!

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This! I need this!

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76 points

Being able to select dialogue from a few options, instead of having to actually be skilled socially.

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Of all the stuff I’ve seen in the comments, this is actually feasible today.

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You mean by pausing before you speak?

People who take time to formulate a sentence before speaking are actually infuriating on some level. Like I’ve got this friend, son of a diplomat, NEVER puts his foot in his mouth. Can you imagine trying to have a fast argument with someone who considers everything they say!

I can say from experience that it is discomfiting, and maddening if you’re actually passionate about the topic.

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That is a virtue. Sure, it’s good to speak up, but it’d be worse to speak without considering your words.

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I never think before I speak. For you, I would make an exception.

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I mostly meant like, if you really wanted, you could have an LLM generate responses for most day to day conversations. This feature already exists for text and email.

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I would a million times more enjoy talking to someone that thinks before their speech than someone who doesn’t

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Wish granted, but now people skip your dialogue and only pick the first option that shows up.

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4 points

Seems I’ve been dealing with that aspect my whole life.

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Statistically better than the choices I’ve made thus far I suppose.

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6 points

Word

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I cant tell if you are agreeing or if you just didnt spec any points into speech & charisma and you speech options were [Grunt / word / punch in face]

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3 points

Yes

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4 points

I should go.

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We’ll bang, ok?

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1 point

Or social indicators like in The Sims.

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I despise Fast Travel in video games, to me it’s a feature that appears necessary because no thoughts were given about making the environment interesting to traverse

But in real life ? I crave the time saving it offers

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After all, large portions of IRL show no thoughts were given about making the environment interesting to traverse.

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It’s a lot easier to build in the uninteresting areas, though.

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10 points

Even if the environment is interesting, it won’t be after 200 hours of walking.

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6 points

I heard somewhere that the reason people want flying cars is the same reason they wanted flying horses.

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I imagine every time someone says “flying car” an air traffic controller somewhere has a nervous breakdown.

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11 points

Because they look awesome.

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5 points

You’re allowed to fast travel, but only after walking there first.

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4 points
You cannot fast travel with enemies nearby.
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3 points

If there’s enough offer to avoid overcrowding, public transport feels like that. You get into a special room, you have a loading screen where you can listen to some music, read a book, or even just have a small nap, and then you get out in your destination.

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Anything to avoid the absolutely atrocious experience of flying I’m all for.

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As a counterpoint, I like it in video games for the same irl reason: it saves time.

I do love games where it feels alive when traveling on foot/horse/etc. but I would rather fast travel if I’ve already explored it, generally speaking.

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Drive while sleeping. Fast travel mode unlocked.

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Re-spec. Leveling up instead of getting old.

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