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  Totally, like how could they possibly ignore the power of the mind, There is more to life than being a realistic poor human. Haha
context: Agreed. My mom is like this and it’s so damn boring talking to her sometimes. She deems any hypothetical as stupid or unnecessary. It’s nice to exercise some imagination and have conversations for fun… >
  
  So, even though your mom isn't into hypothetical scenarios, she should endure the conversation just to keep you entertained? 
  If someone isn't into a topic you want to discuss, then you switch topics, or go hang out with somebody else. 
  I love hypotheticals, but when I encounter someone who doesn't, I don't judge them as "annoying" or "boring". 
  That's not how adults act. >
  
  Well I think they mean in the sense that her mam isn’t willing to entertain what is basically an icebreaker and has to facts and logic it rather than just answering the question within the premise >
  
  People who actually don't understand hypotheticals are even worse. >
  
  "What would you do if X?"
  "X would never happen."
  -_- >
  
  Hypothetical scenarios are annoying. >
  
  It’s not. >
  
  Yeah, I find it boring too. But some people just don’t like these types of conversations. >
  
  You are right, these hypothetical scenarios are a fun way to learn about each other >
  
  "Would you rather x or y"
  "Neither" >
  
  Dunno if it's unpopular but I do agree with you. They're missing the point of the exercise. Understanding where they're coming from but it defeats the whole purpose of the topic being discussed if they're just going to shut down the discourse abd discussions >
  
  It depends if I like the person or not.  If you’re annoying, I’m shutting the convo down any way I can >
  
  My standard response to  “If you had 3 wishes, what would they be?” is taken from a one-panel cartoon I read in National Lampoon in my youth. The panel is a man in rags standing on a small deserted island, holding a lamp with a Genie materializing out of it, and the caption is:
  Two cheeseburgers and world peace. >
  
  Couldn't the two cheeseburgers be mashed into one wish? Better yet wish for an always warm, never dripping burger that replenishes after every bite. >
  
  No, you're annoying for dragging me into a scenario I don't give two shits about. >
  
  exactly lol >
  
  Completely agree. Some people also want to avoid engaging in hypotheticals because it would make them look bad in an argument. >
  
  Whats wrong with infinite wishes as an answer? 🙃 >
  
  It's typically against the genie rules. >
  
  Some people are just not that imaginitive. >
  
  I hate that too, especially as someone who has a very active imagination and like to think of hypothetical situations.
  For example - what if the US was mass invaded by another country?  It’s a hypothetical, and extremely, extremely unlikely that it would ever happen, but if it did…the civilian populace alone cause serious damage if not completely beat back most militaries in the world, at least on the ground.  Say for example Canada invaded from the north and Mexico from the south.  The US military could just sit back and watch while Canada and Mexico got beat back over the border by civilians.  The only question - because we haven’t been tested in a long time - is if American civilians have the stomach for a guerrilla war.
  My bad, went on a rant there.  But you get what I’m saying. >
  
  Oh I'll do the wishes sure.
  I don't do "What would you do?" though. Those kind of hypothetical conversations are narcissistic, self congratulory trash. I think it's audacious for anyone to assume to know what they would do in a hypothetical situation that they have never been in. So if its a "What would you do?" Yeah no I'm just like "I can't answer that because I've never been in that situation". >
  
  Could you explain more why it is narcissistic? I feel that I have to ask myself "what if" questions all the time, especially at my job. What will I do if one of my students calls another student a racial slur? What will I do if there is a school shooter? What will I do if a student refuses to do work for a whole semester and their parent threatens me when their student fails the class? Some of these questions are more pressing than others, but I like having possible answers ahead of time. Working with kids means every day is variable and I can't imagine not asking and answering hypothetical questions. >
  
  Imagining a situation and deciding what you think would be the best thing to do is different that's just being prepared for potential situations. It's narcissistic for people to assume they know how they would behave in a situation they've never been in is what I'm saying. Like when people say "I wouldn't have let that happen I would've done something" about WWII or something. They're just massaging their ego with delusion essentially. Using a hypothetical situation they can never understand until they've lived it, to claim what is essentially false virtue. >
  
  Oh, in this case I do agree with you and see where you're coming from. I teach History and viewing history from the lens of those who experienced it and trying to understand their autonomy in the situation is a topic we revisit often. It's a difficult concept for many people. Students are often quick to claim, "I would never do that, that's dumb", and I often try to reframe it as, "It's possible you wouldn't have, but we need to understand why these people did make that choice given the circumstances at the time." This is always accompanied by a reminder that studying history is not excusing one's actions, it's exploring why. >
  
  OK, I absolutely agree with what you're saying; the thing is that I would answer "unlimited wishes" because it's actually what I'd wish for. I want too many things that need too much detail for me to only pick 3. >
  
  Why should we be forced to do things we don't want to do? Or answer questions we don't want to answer? >
  
  It's annoying to not want to waste time prattling on about useless things when we could be discussing something meaningful? >
  
  If you are asking me as a hypothetical then I'm definitely going for the 'prattling on about useless things' option. >
  
  Personally I give my smart answer 
  Like 
  O yeah I would wish for omnipotence 
  And then
  Say what I would do if I wasn't allowed to do bullshit >
  
  If I get three wishes am I effectively immortal until I use them all?
  My first wish is to know what my other wishes should be.