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Another X wishes, X > 1.

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I wouldn’t wish. Shit always goes bad. Best cass scenario I learn a “valuable lesson” through some kinda hackneyed adventure. In the worst case scenario I’m cursed for eternity or some shit

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I’d get a team of the best lawyers I could find to sit down with the genie and me to hash out a lengthy contract devoiding any intentional curse and put in a hefty monetary incentive for the lawyers to get it right, as well as punishment clauses for breaking it, then wish that the genie had to unwaveringly abide by that contract. That way, if he makes me suffer he has to suffer too or redo my request to my satisfaction.

Then I’d probably write in a steady, better than average and reasonably liveable income without having to work for it for the rest of my natural life.

Pretty sure I saw this concept in an early episode of fairly odd parents.

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Genies are not considered humans and thus cannot enter into a legal agreement. Courts find your contract null and void and the Genie still gets always with screwing up your wish.

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If my wish is for the genie to abide by the contract, then the thing holding him accountable is his own magic, not a human or court. The lawyers aren’t there to follow the law, they’re there to see that the contract is logistically sound.

If a genie cannot be beholden to his own magic, then there’s really no point in expecting any kind of wish to be free of a curse anyway because he’s just going to do whatever he wants regardless of what you wish for.

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because he’s just going to do whatever he wants regardless of what you wish for.

ding, ding ding and there in lies the inherent issue with genies. People only think they’re doing what you wish. Their goal is to creatively screw you over.

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I would wish for a better genie.

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A genie emerges from the lamp, and promises to try to curse you less

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Darn, I thought I nailed that one.

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The genie’s freedom!

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The genie is now free to curse you and others without bothering with the wishing part - and does. Constantly.

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C’mon Muldur, you can wish for anything

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