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Krayan_ t1_j5ns1sm wrote

Reply to comment by Writteninsanity in [WP] All adults can make a pilgrimage once a year to a genie and attempt to make a wish. However, the genie will only grant the wish if it's never be asked for before in all history. Most people never get their wish. On your 18th birthday you make the trip and are surprised to get your wish. by shadowkyros

Nicely written!

But it doesn't work, because the initial cost stays the same. Only people who already have the money then would attempt to buy a ticket. Which means all the rich brats get their money back, while the poor people can't afford the initial cost.

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Writteninsanity t1_j5ns6dx wrote

Fair point, but I imagine the structures around it would break down as soon as it was literally impossible to collect profit from corralling the genie.

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The_Almighty_Cthulhu t1_j5of4lo wrote

Yea I can imagine that. Eventually some rich activist or activist group gets some money together, and just offers to pay for anyone that gets to the genie, knowing that the money will come back.

Followed by them just no longer trying to collect money, cause what's the point now?

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DBONKA t1_j5opd2l wrote

Then they could pay with something that can't be physically moved, for example real estate, instead of money.

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Uticus t1_j5p3065 wrote

Sounds like a new consultant for the land owner to try and find a way around the genies rules.

In addition the wish consulting services will likely continue to exist as the rich will still want to be the "guaranteed" wish. Downsized yes but not gone

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