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[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'd definitely go with the ability to know anything past, present, or future.

[–] tweeks@feddit.nl 27 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm not sure if that will joyfully co-exist with happiness.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah, enjoy every movie, TV show, joke, and surprise being ruined forever. Better to have wisdom than knowledge.

Also, wisdom will probably make you realize you should have just wished to be lucky.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It would, because you'd be able to choose what information you knew. I'd go straight to solving cold fusion.

[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Would that include forgetting information you already knew and didn't want to know anymore?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

It would need to. Because sometimes you would find out the truth of something and that truth would be very, very ugly. Like finding out that Mr. Rogers behind the scenes was actually a huge racist (he wasn't).

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Kefitzat Haderech. Done.