The sunk cost fallacy of wizardry. Come on man, just one more incantation, just one more and you’ll be immortal! It’s always just one more incantation!

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A smart wizard would just say that they can grant immortality, but it doesn't last forever so they need to buy a new immortality potion every year.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What do you do when the king dies?

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 14 points 2 months ago

"potion must've wore off."

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago

Alberta: just one more oil boom - we promise not to piss this one away, lord

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 months ago

A wise king would know the wizard would just make off with the Elixir Vitae as soon as it was discovered.

Meanwhile we have autocrats telling their engineers to design them a computer intelligence that can manage an unstoppable army of swarming killer drones.

[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

let's try with a bit more mercury and arsenic this time