henfredemars@infosec.pub to The Monkey's Paw@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoI wish for a bowl of extra spicy chicken curry.message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up133arrow-down1message-squareI wish for a bowl of extra spicy chicken curry.henfredemars@infosec.pub to The Monkey's Paw@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDeath_Equity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoOh no, the monkey’s paw only grants cursed wishes based upon the sin my wish infringes upon? How foreign a concept.
minus-squareSusagalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoActually, no. Monkeys paw grants the wish as stated, but in a way you didn’t want. It’s not “your wish comes true, and also this terrible thing”, it’s “a terrible thing happens and, as a result, your wish comes true.”
Oh no, the monkey’s paw only grants cursed wishes based upon the sin my wish infringes upon? How foreign a concept.
Actually, no. Monkeys paw grants the wish as stated, but in a way you didn’t want. It’s not “your wish comes true, and also this terrible thing”, it’s “a terrible thing happens and, as a result, your wish comes true.”