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Answer for question 4498.
Nov. 13th, 2015 06:13 pm[Error: unknown template qotd]Of course, the obvious answer is lottery numbers. But let's be a little more ambitious. What about asking a question about a useful technology that will probably be invented EVENTUALLY, but that would be really, really useful to have NOW?
I'd have to figure out how to word it, but perhaps something like, "The best, cleanest, cheapest, least-gonna-run-out, easiest-to-use energy source that the future will ever come up with and that I could manage to make work today -- how do I do it?" Something like that.
Do I want to know anything about my own life? No, not particularly. It will come as it comes, and if it's bad, I don't want to worry about it, and if it's good, let it be a pleasant surprise. Do I want something like lottery numbers that will make me wealthy, but not in any particularly useful way? Well, if it was offered to me, I'd take it, but it doesn't seem to be the BEST use of it.
A question about coming up with a really useful technology, though? I'd probably be able to make SOME money off of it -- depending on what it was, it might be something like a decent comfortable living, or it might be something like an amount of money that would give me more luxury and power than any emperor in history. I don't really care which. Either would be good, so long as the REST of the world was able to get better with it.
I'd have to figure out how to word it, but perhaps something like, "The best, cleanest, cheapest, least-gonna-run-out, easiest-to-use energy source that the future will ever come up with and that I could manage to make work today -- how do I do it?" Something like that.
Do I want to know anything about my own life? No, not particularly. It will come as it comes, and if it's bad, I don't want to worry about it, and if it's good, let it be a pleasant surprise. Do I want something like lottery numbers that will make me wealthy, but not in any particularly useful way? Well, if it was offered to me, I'd take it, but it doesn't seem to be the BEST use of it.
A question about coming up with a really useful technology, though? I'd probably be able to make SOME money off of it -- depending on what it was, it might be something like a decent comfortable living, or it might be something like an amount of money that would give me more luxury and power than any emperor in history. I don't really care which. Either would be good, so long as the REST of the world was able to get better with it.