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minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·edit-225 days agoManagement must have really hated the Robin Williams genie, since he always granted the wishes in the spirit of the person who did the wishing, even when it was the bad guy!
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·25 days agoThat’s what genies normally would do, too. They’re not a monkey’s paw
minus-squareAjen@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·25 days agoI thought genies were bitter because they’re trapped in a lamp and forced to grant wishes?
minus-squareBoxerDevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·25 days agoSometimes. But most modern genie lore is mixed in with the monkey paw lore. Does that make sense?
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·25 days agoI think we are all just too cynical in our modern times to believe in granted wishes without any downsides.
Management must have really hated the Robin Williams genie, since he always granted the wishes in the spirit of the person who did the wishing, even when it was the bad guy!
That’s what genies normally would do, too.
They’re not a monkey’s paw
I thought genies were bitter because they’re trapped in a lamp and forced to grant wishes?
Sometimes. But most modern genie lore is mixed in with the monkey paw lore. Does that make sense?
I think we are all just too cynical in our modern times to believe in granted wishes without any downsides.