It seems to me that most benefit-the-whole-world-type wishes (of the style of cure x disease) would be likely to lead to unexpected displeasant consequences, but I find it hard to think of a displeasant consequence of greater global open-mindedness towards sexuality. Perhaps I'm just not trying hard enough!
If you don't mind me turning the question around, what is the selfish wish that you would wish for?
(Incidentally, I've been having fun trying to work out some sort of wish resulting in financial gain which wouldn't be likely to have disastrous consequences. Currently it's all looking a little Superman III funnel-the-half-pennies.)
I find it hard to think of a displeasant consequence of greater global open-mindedness towards sexuality
But if you're going to wish for greater open-mindedness, why not just keep it at that rather than narrowing it down to sexuality? If you have to choose one thing, why not, say, race or religion?
I guess I'm just surprised that you should think it was something that I personally would choose above all other things. Possibly because my sexuality is about as interesting to me as my inside leg measurement.
I'm not telling you what the selfish wish is, not until everybody who's going to guess has guessed. And I'm more interested in what people guess than whether or not they get it "right".
I've been having fun trying to work out some sort of wish resulting in financial gain which wouldn't be likely to have disastrous consequences
I wouldn't want infinite riches or anything like that. But I don't see how wiping out my debts and those of my loved ones would have any "disastrous consequences". It seems somehow a waste of a once-in-a-lifetime single wish, but hey.
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Date: 2004-09-01 05:07 pm (UTC)If you don't mind me turning the question around, what is the selfish wish that you would wish for?
(Incidentally, I've been having fun trying to work out some sort of wish resulting in financial gain which wouldn't be likely to have disastrous consequences. Currently it's all looking a little Superman III funnel-the-half-pennies.)
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Date: 2004-09-01 06:11 pm (UTC)But if you're going to wish for greater open-mindedness, why not just keep it at that rather than narrowing it down to sexuality? If you have to choose one thing, why not, say, race or religion?
I guess I'm just surprised that you should think it was something that I personally would choose above all other things. Possibly because my sexuality is about as interesting to me as my inside leg measurement.
I'm not telling you what the selfish wish is, not until everybody who's going to guess has guessed. And I'm more interested in what people guess than whether or not they get it "right".
I've been having fun trying to work out some sort of wish resulting in financial gain which wouldn't be likely to have disastrous consequences
I wouldn't want infinite riches or anything like that. But I don't see how wiping out my debts and those of my loved ones would have any "disastrous consequences". It seems somehow a waste of a once-in-a-lifetime single wish, but hey.