I do have to admit it's a bit disheartening to post that pic, and then people react to it by looking how to use the objects to 'hack' the nature of reality.
OP: "Hey, guys! Here are some objects that hack the nature of reality."
Posters: *Uses them to further hack the nature of reality, just in other ways*
OP:

Kind of, lol. But you can see the difference in the type of hacking. The objects are only meant to hack your own, private reality. That's what the picture is meant to address, that aspect of our lives that can't be translated into external and/or mechanical utility.
Besides, the issue of energy scarcity that the replies are working off could be fixed or at least minimised through realistic technological and political/economic solutions, with no need for magical objects that defy the laws of physics. But no law or real invention can be guaranteed e.g. to give you good dreams.
The objects are only meant to hack your own, private reality.
So they induce a kind of psychosis? Ah, sweet. Man-made horrors beyond my comprehension. 😜
I mean, that magic candle single handedly gives hope for reversing universal entropy. Everything else might be personally fulfilling but that thing could be the key to preventing the heat death of the universe.
Which would be pretty personally fulfilling too imo.
Universe schmuniverse, I just want to smell my theatre days! 😛
mein freund, some of us prefer to focus on extracting the most material value out of these hypothetical objects, simply because we want to. it's fun to imagine the possibilities with the infinite energy from the candle and the mug.
material value
I think that's the point that they're making: it's supposed to be about which object of immense EMOTIONAL value would make people the happiest, and then a lot of people make it about their material value in stead.
As much as I understand their disappointment, though, Lemmy of all places is so full of nerds and geeks (said with love as a geek myself) who know a lot about technical stuff that it was pretty much bound to happen..
I think infinite energy would create muuuch more happiness for so many more people. But i direct happiness cheats are easier to understand i guess.
That was my realization when I invited people to my minecraft server and saw people dig a whole and breed cows just to kill them for xp, while I was over there giving them grass and water and a nice fence
Jeez I dunno if we could get it any hotter for you, sorry
Thats fair i think :)
Drinks tend to be drinkable.
If "drink" includes something like molten tungsten, and "warm" includes 6200F
Only on Lemmy would you encounter such lunacy and I love it! 😂❤️
Arctic researchers? 🤷
I recently got put on new meds that give me really vivid dreams that I remember. They’re not bad dreams, but they’re not really good dreams either. It’s the worst.
I’d love a pillow like that right now.
The blanket too, it keeps whatever it covers at 36.5~37.5 °C.
favorite mug is the best for breaking the laws of physics and generating infinite energy - though the blanket and the candle also have infinite heat, the mug would be the most versatile, as you could fill it with a super-hot liquid, then treat it like an RTG, generating electricity from the temperature difference between the mug and its environment. use the mug as your spaceship's power supply, and you'll never even need big honkin photovoltaic panels !
I love how this post was meant to be cozy, and the first thing you think of is breaking reality.
I would pick the candle!
Yeah infinite energy source was my first thought as well (mug/candle). Might be able to come up with some amazing uses for the blanket as well.
Hate to burst your bubble, but the favorite mug is actually just a perfect insulator. Energy go in, energy no come out.
I'm gonna need some more information on this memery.
What kind of memes do they produce there?
the mug and candle are just free energy
treasure stone pleaseee i got the bad axniety >< i would mind the bear eithrr mrrp
No joke, you can make this treasure stone yourself.
I will literally settle for just one quality of one of these. Give me the "perfect temperature blanket," I don't even care if it's soft or the right size. If it somehow stabilized my temperature so it didn't feel like it fluctuated 20⁰ every hour, I would sleep like a baby
If not for the "almost", I'd have chosen the candle for sure, but as long as it's not COMPLETELY impossible, my ADHD/anxiety combo is GOING to find something to stress about.
So yeah, I'm going to go with the treasure stone and hope people don't get the wrong idea about me fiddling in my pocket at high pressure moments 😁
Good dream pillow, basically doubling my percieved livespan, potentially more depending on how dream time relates to real life time.
If I was a fae creature, I'd get the endless candle so I could lure people to my hut in the forest and they would not get a sense of danger at all (assuming everyone around the candle can also feel the effects by smelling it)
Memes, the DNA of the soul.
cuddly bear

i need this how acquire
it's a plushie dreadful! i love them!
https://plushiedreadfuls.com/...
i have the gender dysphoria and the anxiety one and i want the bpd and migrane ones next!
they also have sexuality ones and the lesbian one is so cute!
The pillow sounds like the ultimate psychodelic drug
My treasure stone is a flask
The others have cool abilities, but I'd take the Treasure Stone - I'm anxious when it comes to confrontation and speaking, so something I could hold onto to make me more confident in myself would be a godsend.
The pillow is the only one that can't be replicated
My wedding ring has the same powers
bear easily
can the pillow make ultraviolent ptsd nightmares go away
:o
Unspoken curses of each item:
Magic blanket - you will never get to taste a cold drink or feel a cool breeze again
Good dream pillow - you will be asleep every hour of sundown to sunrise
Cuddly bear - you will always feel empty when you are not hugging it
Endless candle - you will never feel stressed enough to feel the need to be productive again
Favorite mug - you will never get your hot drinks back
Treasure stone - you will progressively devolve into a narcissist the more you touch it
You're just making the pillow even better
Yeah, Sleeping Beauty was supposed to be suffering under a curse. Sleeping for 100 years sounds great to me.
Blankets curse would suck but pillows would be great, less time in reality yes please. Bears curse is already a thing so whatever. Endless candles curse? Just vibe stress free and then have a nice stress free suicide when I'm out of money? Honestly sounds ideal. Good curses on mug and stone tho
You could just take the blanket off
Pillow
the mug so I can put plasma in it and boom infinite energy
Try a lighter blanket and a heavier sheet. A good set of flannel sheets will help regulate temperatures.
I’d kill for that mug if it could also keep drinks cold
I make iced lattes every morning and use a mug for it, and I’d kill for it to stay cold for more than 5 minutes without adding so much ice it becomes weak
That one that give me good memery. I like good memery.
I am choosing all of them and you cant stope mwhahah
Though choice, but I'd take the stone.
I already have the bear so I'd go with the blanket. I'm always just a bit too cold.
Blanket for sure. You could travel anywhere and not worry about the temperature. Even if you ended up homeless you could sleep anywhere.
cuddly bear cause I hate feeling empthy at times, favorite mug cause I am going to put a very hot liquid in it. Than harvest the heat energy that the mug uses to keep the liquid warm, to ensure that the maximum amount of energy is created to preserve the temperature I am going to put it in the fridge. Infinite energy source. 👍
Basically, you're exploiting that poor mug.
Maybe that's why you feel so empty.
I literally have a heart shaped treasure stone. The weight is really grounding.
Cuddly bear doesn't really love me. It's just after my money.
If it makes you feel better, I don't love you for your money. I don't love you at all.
You and the bear.
First learn to spell
first learn to be fun :3
I refuse! :D
blahaj already provides #3
Omg gimme dat blanket!
I love my electric blanket already. It gets too hot sometimes though. Magic blanket I can bring outside!
We practically already have that mug. I have to put ice in my tea so I can drink it before the next 5 hours. 🤣
Well, nah - stress is "almost impossible". Which means that it is possible, and with disorders it wouldn't work at all most likely. Without it being 100% every time, I don't think it is worth discarding other items.
As for functioning as they were trained - the bravery stone would be better I think. Stress is a great motivator, couple that with complete and utter bravery and you have an army that never routes
A good mug is really the closest to heaven i will get
Having hashimoto I'll always take the blanket.
I would pick the pillow except I would probably form a sleep addiction (again)
definitely the blanket, or the pillow. Sleep is most important
Of course the candle, as it will solve climate change.
If it can never burn out, you can divide it infinitively, and create infinite flames powering infinite generators.
Never say always ;D
Also the favourite mug would be an infinite power generator too
I can't tell if this is accidentally reminiscent of Omori or deliberately reminiscent of Omori
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So the mug is the best choice by far, due to its universe-breaking abilities surrounding temperature. Setup a Stirling engine on that for infinite power.
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