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If You Had Telekinesis...
« on: November 10, 2014, 10:05:33 PM »
How would you legally best monetize your ability?

ETA: Assume there had to be some limit on your ability in terms of weight and pressure.
« Last Edit: November 10, 2014, 10:09:51 PM by AJK »
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Re: If You Had Telekinesis...
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2014, 10:09:54 PM »
What's legal? Is influencing the dice at a casino table legal? The balls in the lottery machine?
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Re: If You Had Telekinesis...
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2014, 10:10:47 PM »
Quote from: Achas Veachas on November 10, 2014, 10:09:54 PM
What's legal? Is influencing the dice at a casino table legal? The balls in the lottery machine?

I'd imagine the latter would be some sort of fraud... while the former definitely ethically suspect.

But you're right. Let's assume both legal and ethical.
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Re: If You Had Telekinesis...
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2014, 10:12:04 PM »
Quote from: AJK on November 10, 2014, 10:10:47 PM
I'd imagine the latter would be some sort of fraud... while the former definitely ethically suspect.

But you're right. Let's assume both legal and ethical.
How many posts do you think this will take to devolve into a full blown "Is it ethical" argument? :P
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Re: If You Had Telekinesis...
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2014, 10:13:05 PM »
Well, I guess we should keep it open to questionably ethical, but I'd submit that influencing dice on a craps table is objectively unethical.
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Re: If You Had Telekinesis...
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2014, 10:14:11 PM »
Housework, cleaning...
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Re: If You Had Telekinesis...
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2014, 10:15:55 PM »
Just saw your ETA So I guess I can't offer to NASA to send astronauts the ISS for them for cheap... :P
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Re: If You Had Telekinesis...
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2014, 10:17:03 PM »
Quote from: wayfe on November 10, 2014, 10:14:11 PM
Housework, cleaning...

lol

Mrs. wayfe must work you good.
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Re: If You Had Telekinesis...
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2014, 10:18:06 PM »
Quote from: wayfe on November 10, 2014, 10:14:11 PM
Housework, cleaning...
You can't think of a job that would monetize it better? :P

You could prob make a boatload in the show biz...
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Re: If You Had Telekinesis...
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2014, 10:22:17 PM »
Does this have to do with work?
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Re: If You Had Telekinesis...
« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2014, 10:23:50 PM »
Quote from: yoruel on November 10, 2014, 10:22:17 PM
Does this have to do with work?
Well if it has to be legal and ethical....
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Re: If You Had Telekinesis...
« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2014, 10:24:03 PM »
Quote from: Achas Veachas on November 10, 2014, 10:18:06 PM
You can't think of a job that would monetize it better? :P

You could prob make a boatload in the show biz...
I just saw the whole movie in my head...

Shy everyman Joe discovers his  telekenetic powers and becomes the hottest guy in showbiz round the world... but like everything in life, this too comes with a price... can he maintain his new lifestyle of glitz and fame as powerful headaches and hallucinations begin to debilitate him?
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Re: If You Had Telekinesis...
« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2014, 07:31:00 AM »
would playing a professional sport be unethical
like hitting a homerun every time at bat or keeping every ball hit by the opposing team in the infield
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Re: If You Had Telekinesis...
« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2014, 07:57:52 AM »
Quote from: mercaz1 on November 11, 2014, 07:31:00 AM
would playing a professional sport be unethical
like hitting a homerun every time at bat or keeping every ball hit by the opposing team in the infield
Yes
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Re: If You Had Telekinesis...
« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2014, 07:59:10 AM »
Quote from: wayfe on November 10, 2014, 10:24:03 PM
I just saw the whole movie in my head...

Shy everyman Joe discovers his  telekenetic powers and becomes the hottest guy in showbiz round the world... but like everything in life, this too comes with a price... can he maintain his new lifestyle of glitz and fame as powerful headaches and hallucinations begin to debilitate him?
http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0117333/
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Re: If You Had Telekinesis...
« Reply #15 on: November 11, 2014, 08:59:27 AM »
I would raise the pen and hand of Chase lenders and sign "approved" on all my apps.
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