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[–] hesusingthespiritbomb 28 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That man is going to get an extremely brutal lesson in the difference between absolute and relative values.

[–] damnedfurry 19 points 5 days ago (2 children)

In true genie fashion, the only change in their life is that now, a single occasion where a racist person decided not to hold a door open for them, changes so that they do.

Genies are all about malicious compliance.

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[–] TankovayaDiviziya 36 points 6 days ago (1 children)

South Park video game's difficulty level is directly tied to the skin color as well.

[–] Bgugi 19 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

What's funny about that is the "difficulty slider" doesn't actually affect gameplay.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

"Just every other aspect of your life."

I don't remember if it does in Stick of Truth, but it does affect some things in Fractured But Whole.

[–] DarkCloud 32 points 5 days ago

He was later rejected by his family and ended up homeless and struggling.

[–] Alexstarfire 24 points 6 days ago

Should've become old as well.

[–] Katana314 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

“Black, white, you’ll still not experience what it’s like to be blue. Or have your deed of slavery cursed into a literal lamp.”

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[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie 9 points 5 days ago

Hope they made him suburban rich too

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

Say what you will, but the genie never misses ab day.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago
[–] 1995ToyotaCorolla 8 points 5 days ago

Genie: congratulations you are now a health insurance CEO! You will not know suffering for the rest of your days

[–] TheBat 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Gutek8134 8 points 6 days ago

I didn't see the eyes at first and though the mustache and beard were representing them, turning the genie into biblically accurate version

[–] Sam_Bass 3 points 5 days ago

easy is relative. all depends on how you see the world. while there is quantitative evidence for genetics to play a part in it, ease can be changed just as much by the person as by the environment.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

You can't see it but the genie also changed his name.

[–] SkunkWorkz 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

And the twist is that he now is a Traveller in Ireland

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

wouldve been more effective to just make him rich

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

I need to watch the wishmaster series. Of all the stuff with the concept of evil genies that twist the meaning of wishes into anything BUT the intention of the wisher, it would be that. Or so I heard.

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