Would You Rather

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Welcome to c/WouldYouRather, where we present you with the toughest, most ridiculous choices you never knew you had to make! Would you rather have a third arm that's only useful for picking your nose, or be able to talk to animals but only if they're wearing hats? Yeah, it's that kind of vibe. Come for the absurdity, stay because you've clearly got nothing better to do with your life.

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WYR: Would you rather have a magic van that can teleport you anywhere you want and time travel anywhere you want, or a magic ring that when it touches a book you absorb all the knowledge inside? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Since I posted some weirder ones, here's one that's a treat. I like both so much I can't choose.

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[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Spacetime travel, why learn from a book when I can show up on the spot and learn first person. Look into my eyes. I am the primary source now.

Plus you could get future knowledge that isn't in any book yet.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Knowledge density. I can walk into my local library and run my hand along the spines of every book on the shelves faster than I can properly observe most individual significant historic events. You could consume all the written knowledge of Isaac Newton faster than you could even introduce yourself to him.

Sure, there are benefits to primary sources, but there are benefits to curated compendiums.

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Downside. You’d still be stuck in this crappy world, it’d be interesting to see how much you could change it before becoming a target by the plutocracy.