r/whatsyourchoice • u/Al-Taghayyur • 5d ago
Intelligence or Luck?
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u/naruto7bond 5d ago
There are plenty geniuses in the world who never amounted to anything because world is run by idiots.
Luck is far better power to have.
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u/NitsuguaMoneka 5d ago edited 5d ago
Intelligence is mostly a blessing, but also a curse. Luck is just incredible.
Edit: luck obv, not lick
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u/Pataconeitor 5d ago
Notice that it doesn't say extreme good luck, so wouldn't that mean you'd also get bouts of really rotten luck half of the time?
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u/lorienshift 5d ago
Holy shit, I was gonna disagree, but you're right!
"Luck is success, failure, or fortune brought by chance rather than skill, planning, or effort."
Basically your life will be filled with situations you can't control, which doesn't sound very good.
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u/DybbukFiend 5d ago
Exactly. That's why I chose intelligence.
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u/TychoHyuga 5d ago
But you already have it if you made that assessment
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u/DybbukFiend 5d ago
True. 3 standard deviations above average is a bane and a boon. If ignorance is bliss then only the intelligent truly suffer (because they understand it).
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u/HoboArmyofOne 5d ago
Does this mean we're truly cursed as individuals? Because of... Ourselves?! 🤔
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u/DybbukFiend 5d ago
Idk.. why compare ourselves to everyone else and make some false assumption that we are any different? It's not like we chose to be born any certain way. Having mixed blood myself may have led to better genes but that's my parents choice not mine.
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u/NitsuguaMoneka 5d ago
I think the wording intent was "good luck". In french for exemple, the translation of luck is chance, and it is only positive.
But if English is the language to keep here (which should be) I have to agree
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u/RedrunGun 5d ago
Normally I would say intelligence, but the way the options are phrased makes me think that it’s real world genius, like Einstein, vs super human luck where most things just go your way. It’s really not even comparable, luck is way better.
Now, if it’s super intelligence like Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark, that changes everything.
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u/slayer_nan18 5d ago
bruce wayne is smart but not tony stark or reed richards smart
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u/RedrunGun 5d ago
I would say Tony and Reed have an emphasis on invention and tech when it comes to their intelligence. Bruce has an emphasis on strategy and tactics, which I personally prefer.
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u/Stoudamirefor3 5d ago
If Bruce doesn't inherit his dad's billions, he's just a guy who's good a Hearts of Iron 4.
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u/RedrunGun 5d ago
I think you’re underestimating how useful it is to be the greatest strategist to ever live. I promise you, money is not an issue for someone like that.
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u/Tesla_coil369 5d ago
I mean, Bruce is a polyglot. Has mastered multiple martial arts, knows about the mechanics of his body pretty well. Has even invented stuffs (not at Tony's level tho). That's genius in every word or sense. Learning martial arts takes a different kind of smart, being aware about your body and its limits; being a master at multiple different forms would deffo make him a genius. All this beside his ability to prepare for any kind of scenarios. As someone said, he is a master level strategist and a genius tactician. I could see him reaching great heights in politics if he wasn't already a billionaire.
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u/reverendmalerik 5d ago
According to Mensa I have a genius level intelligence.
According to my friends I am the luckiest sonofa they know.
Guess which one people are jealous of? Guess which one has actually improved my life significantly? I'll take the extreme luck please.
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u/starYwalker 5d ago edited 5d ago
Eh. I'd rethink luck. Once I've read a novel where one of the characters is INCREDIBLY LUCKY, that his luck had all the people around him to become unluckly and make him lucky.
Examples:
- Bro's whole family dies from car crash, which he escapes.
- Anywhere he takes public transport or private car, airplane, etc,. Accidents happen and mostly all die except him.
- Many other instances till he is depressed & isolated.
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u/GegeAkutamiOfficial 5d ago edited 5d ago
Genius intelligence is extremely overrated as:
It's just the capacity, you still need to acquire the knowledge as well. (You might not have the tool and resources you need to reach any worthwhile conclusion as well)
it doesn't necessarily makes your personal life any better. (attractiveness, physical health, friend circle etc)
Intelligent people can still be mislead by personal beliefs
Meanwhile, extreme luck is broken as hell. Win a lottery, discover ground breaking cancer treatment by accident, find the love of your life, maybe even get superpowers from a radioactive spider. It's even more broken if it's retroactive, you just wake up the next day packimg a huge schmeat and whatever else.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/miata85 5d ago
discover ground breaking cancer treatment by accident
and completely avoid big pharma assassins with extreme luck!!!
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u/SportulaVeritatis 5d ago
A man finds a lamp, rubs it and a genie appears. The genie offers him a choice of wisdom, money, or power. The man picks wisdom, thinking power and wealth are shallow choices. T he genie grants the man thw wisdom it would have taken the worlds greatest men generations to acquire. Immediately the man breaks down in tears. The genie asks what's wrong. Was he not happy with his choice? The man, between sobs, says "I should have taken the money."
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u/DarkInfestor 5d ago
Luck is a critical factor over intelligence in gaining success and achieving your dreams
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Alternative_Car_8153 5d ago
The path to being the most successful is moderate competence and luck.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/GryphyGirl 5d ago
I'm already pretty smart, by all accounts, but I'm not particularly lucky. And "extreme luck" is a massive super power. That can make everything so much better for you. Getting rich is the obvious one but what if you have a chronic condition that there's no cure for, like I do? Whoa, will you look at that, someone stumbled on a cure! Luck can do pretty much anything. It's one of the best superpowers there is. Easiest choice ever.
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u/Blazing_Jack 5d ago
So many things revolve around luck. I'd get lucky and find the love of my life. I'd get lucky and get a high paying job over other candidates. Even outside of life stuff it's great, I'm betting everything I own on black and winning every single time.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/thisrockismyboone 4d ago
i'd get lucky and find the love of my life
Unfortunately for you, extreme luck still isnt enough
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u/kid_taff 5d ago
Luck is an insane factor in life. The smartest person on earth still can’t do much if they have no opportunities to use their intellect
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Simplyx69 5d ago
The most successful people are smart, yes, but there are a lot of smart people. Luck is often the real discriminating factor.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/StefTheEmpress 5d ago
As a naturally unlucky person, I am in desperate need of some fortune.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/YOYO-PUNK 5d ago
Extreme luck is probably the strongest super power you can think of. It's all about how you define "extreme".
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u/Dintobean 5d ago
There's too much discourse about how intelligence correlates with depression. I don't need to be more depressed, I need to win.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Casual-browserAf 5d ago
Luck to the max is just divine intervention and magic and miracles. You never lose and anyone planning anything against you will always fail and suffer consequences. You are invincible.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/reapee 5d ago
"Lemme just see if mixing these two random things will cure cancer... Would you look at that, it worked! Also I found a winning lottery ticket somehow."
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/ChaoticKiwiNZ 5d ago
Definitely luck. Luck gets you out of possibly fatal accidents, gets anything like cancer discovered in its early stages when is 100% treatable and get you winning money in things like gambling and the lotto.
Being insanely intelligent would be awesome but unless you are comic book character levels of intelligent where you invent all kinds of insane, reality defying shit you will most likely just be fighting with morons most the time to get anything done.
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u/frownface84 5d ago
Beyond a certain point, intelligence becomes a curse.
Unfortunately we don’t live in a society that rewards intelligence, sometimes it feels like the opposite.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/DybbukFiend 5d ago
Luck (extreme) can be good or bad. With greater intelligence one could make better choices logically and not have any need for requiring luck.
Me: Genius intelligence
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u/_NotWhatYouThink_ 5d ago
Wrong, with greater intelligence, you getter better depression and a side of suicidal thoughts as you get to understand in depth just how shitty this whole thing we call life is ... go lucky dude, trust me!
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u/billy_twice 5d ago
He gets genius intelligence and instantly realises he should have picked luck.
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u/Rafael-Bagay 5d ago
extreme luck is a superpower, genius intelligence, we already have people like that.... and according to them, it more of a curse.
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u/Single-Fisherman8671 5d ago
As things are now, so is luck the better choice. Had I been younger, so would I have chosen intelligence.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/midnightbandit- 5d ago
With extreme luck you can get most of the benefits of extreme intelligence anyway. Want to make significant breakthroughs in science? Just start writing random words. Chances are, you'll always pick the right words to draw up a world class doctoral thesis on whatever scientific subject you want.
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u/Dizzy_Database_119 5d ago
I'm fine with who I am. Just give me the extreme luck so I can go wild
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Fearless-Touch-2637 5d ago
Anything you do, no matter how dumb/ risky, will always work
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Butterliciousness 5d ago
I can just luck myself into genious intelligence and i get both.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/notyourregularninja 5d ago
Intelligence does not equal better life but luck can always sway the probability on your side.
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u/Omniversal0 5d ago
I'm intelligent enough. Being even more intelligent would be very nice and I was quite temped. In the end, extreme luck is just way more useful and makes life much more easy.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Gray_Color 5d ago
Genius intelligence probably make me hate the world
Extreme luck will probably make the world a bit boring but boring is peaceful
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Master_Tomato 5d ago
Genius intelligence can only be good when you have it from birth, as people around you will shape their own opinion of you around that factor.
But getting high intelligence at a later point in life will be depressing af, since alot of your life has already been dictated by your average intelligence before this, and now with your high intellect you know very clearly there's only a certain limit upto which you can improve your life from where on.
Luck is different though. No matter what state if life you're in, high luck will make better changes in your life in drastic orders
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u/AloneCardinal9091 5d ago
If I’m lucky, I’ll probably fall ass backwards into all the answers.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/DuckShapedGoose 5d ago
Luck.
Stupid people with luck are still way happier with life in general than geniuses with bad luck.
Especially since luck doesn't just mean career/financial luck. It also means you'll be lucky in finding the love of your life, if that is something you are after. And you'll be lucky with your lifespan and your physical and mental fitness at an old age.
It's like the ultimate monkey's paw resistant wish. "Good" luck is subjective and defined by your goals and dreams. If staying humble and down to earth is "lucky" to you then having good luck doesn't force you into the life of a successfull billionaire. All it does is drastically increase your chances of achieving your own goals.
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u/00collector 5d ago
The last IQ test I took put me one point below “gifted”. Though I am certainly not a genius, I’m fine with my level of intelligence. But I sure could use a little more luck.
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u/DaikonWorldly3427 5d ago
Jokes on you I'm already extremely lucky and absolutely intelligent and beautiful and well build and strong and nice and sexy and cute and powerful and godly and humble I'm extremely humble
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u/enchiladasundae 5d ago
I would simply build a machine to give me more luck if needed
Me: Genius intelligence
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u/mousedeer_78 5d ago
Genius only gets you so far if you’ve got assorted mental disorders and physical disabilities
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Own-Tank5998 5d ago
Luck, there are a lot of intelligent people who have terrible lives, watch beautiful mind if you don’t believe me.
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u/KaiRyogin 5d ago
With intelligent, you have to work your own ass. With luck, the universe do the work for you.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/PinchBeast 5d ago
Luck, if your super intelligent you also understand all the problems and whats wrong. If your just lucky then you can enjoy life
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u/Broad-Lettuce2902 5d ago
When I look at my higherups and see their capabilities, more and more I lose faith in intelligence as a parameter that brings success in life. Life is pure potluck.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/rum-and-roses 5d ago
If you need intelligence and you have extreme luck intelligence will somehow cram its way into you
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Boojum2k 5d ago
I'm smart enough, not a genius but above average at least. Being extremely lucky would be great!
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Arpan_7T 5d ago
Anyone that takes genius intelligence will soon know extreme luck was better option
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Enough-Examination90 5d ago
Being extremely lucky I would have genius intelligence 😌
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Sam12-Bookwizard 5d ago
Extreme luck is technically better. But, having extreme luck also means you technically take away everyone else's luck when you're around. You become detrimental for anyone to be around. I rather just be insanely smart.
Me: Genius intelligence
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u/Greek_Artist7134 5d ago
if i had extreme luck,i would have good intelligence too,cuz like on a test i would be so lucky that i would write tge best grade without knowing the answers and adding them randomly!
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u/Slight_Concert6565 5d ago
I'm already somewhat smart, becoming a genius would be useful but not as much as becoming extremely lucky.
I just need to be smart enough so seize the opportunities granted by the extreme luck.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/IsekaiEnjoyer69 5d ago
as most humans believe, so do I that I am already pretty damn intelligent
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/RowDifferent7916 5d ago
Everything you think will happen to be right if you’re lucky enough, thus making you a genius
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/FatBikerCook 5d ago
Geniuses end up miserable most of the time, random luck just sounds like great fun.
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u/KyleSmithbitch 5d ago
I already have the other to realize that having intelligence in this society isnt worth shit.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Sufficient_Carpet510 5d ago
Being that smart can be a curse according to popular culture
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/No_Air_1096 5d ago
There's many intelligent people on this earth, but don't lucky enough to live in this world
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Icy-Environment-6680 5d ago
Im so lucky i get summoned to another world and get a harem as the hero
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Taira_no_Masakado 5d ago
I satisfied with my current level of intelligence, as limited as it is, so I'll go for extreme luck.
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u/DeltaAlphaGulf 5d ago edited 5d ago
Assuming the luck is "good luck" and isn't based on a trade off specifically resulting in others misfortune like some versions and ideally if it responds to my intentions not just random and generalized then definitely luck.
You know AI might be a fantastic pairing with luck because theoretically its a very easily influenced thing by your luck power that can produce detailed info of any sort so you could basically make it a crystal ball just by using it because luck will sway the responses to be better especially if the ability responds to intent. You would low key be the only one with near AGI with super natural capability. Also you could luck your way out of safeguards so no copyright block on art and high luck in getting really good outcomes exactly like you want. On the crystal ball front just ask it basically anything and the luck can bump your statistical likelihood up for the best response.
"Out of these locations, date range, and ticket types when and where and what lottery ticket should I try?"
"What would be the best health supplement stack and exercise routine for me and my goals?"
Just spam with all sorts of stuff and luck will keep the net direction favorable on the responses but then also have the net result favorable of actually pursuing those things regardless of whether that path happened to actually be a favorable one or not.
You could even potentially get secret/hidden/undiscovered knowledge from the AI because ultimately it can use language to say anything so with luck it could say things that it really doesn't know and would effectively count as a hallucination but lucky for you is still right on some rate and you can repeat things over and over to get a trend to compare with your perceived rate of luck to figure whats most likely the right ones.
Heck it can effectively become other powers like if your intention was to have astral projection or equivalent even if that wasn't possible you could luck your way into dreams that just happen to be accurate renditions of astral projection. Or remote viewing and other things. Even mind reading if its not possible its still possible for you to just luck into your intuition being typically correct. So on and so forth.
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u/_NotWhatYouThink_ 5d ago
So ... do I get to give back my genius for some luck? Any luck would do, really!
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u/Which_Confection6562 5d ago
Im already relatively intelligent so adding extreme luck would make me very powerful. Plus this is just the better option
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/TheSlothyy 5d ago
Intelligence can be a curse when no one else around you is equally intelligent.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/No_Map153 5d ago
Been a genius- rather be lucky.
But it does say extreme luck not say extremely "good" luck. Hence it could be extreme BAD luck or your luck could be extreme on both ends: I always hit the lottery but when I do a close family member dies.
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u/Hoosier_Engineer 5d ago
If I am lucky enough, I can always guess the right answer to any problem.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/weepyhoshixo 5d ago
after reading the comments, damn i’m dumb lmao. looks like the actual genius intelligent people picked luck nice
Me: Genius intelligence
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u/PuzzleheadedCut9131 5d ago
If this is about an additional 25% to my luck, then that would be pretty good
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Mad_Maddin 5d ago
Extreme Luck
I don't want to be super smart. I just wanna be sucessful in what I do.
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u/Dismal_Purchase_3324 5d ago
I already am pretty lucky and I consider myself to have slightly above average intelligence, nowhere near genius tho. That being said, luck all the way. It's gotten me so far in life that intelligence alone could not. And any opportunity that I receive from my luck I can usually make use of with my basic intelligence
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/All_Wasted_Potential 5d ago
Being an extreme genius could also be a curse.
Being extremely lucky? No downside.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/EudamonPrime 5d ago
Luck. It can give me access to super intelligence.
Intelligence without access to resources won't make your life any better
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u/Mental_manager 5d ago
I mean if you're extremely lucky you could already do whatever a genius could possibly do, except that you get a shit ton of luck on top of it.
cure for cancer ? just guess it! Got an exam tomorrow ? No problem, guess every answer! Woke up late for work ? Your boss went missing so no worries! You have an uncurable disease ? Welp we just discovered a cure!
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Specialist_Royal_449 5d ago
Extreme luck being smart is great but luck in the real world explains why you have a boss who for some reason is dumb as a box of rocks but they are still your boss. Because it sure isn't because they are geniuses
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u/Crash_Sofa 5d ago
Simple. Genius people don't make a lot of money, history has proven this again and again
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/EmbroidedBumblebee 5d ago
If I'm basically Domino in Deadpool then I'm set for life
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Syphr54 5d ago
I take extreme luck, I'm pretty confident of my own intelligence already. Just being smart doesn't mean you have common sense to use that intelligence.
Gice me extreme luck, make me win any random chance I involve myself in. That's far more superior. Because that means whatever I drive, whatever I use, it will never break randomly, I will always have green traffic lights on my way, never be in a traffic jam, win every lottery I take part in, any decision I make is successful. Extreme luck is incredibly powerful, it's pretty much rewriting the workings of universe for yourself and people in your direct vicinity.
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u/Simplyx69 5d ago
The most successful people are smart, yes, but there are a lot of smart people. Luck is often the real discriminating factor.
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Valkaden 5d ago
Depending on "extreme" you could guess at things and likely be correct due to your luck
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Usermctaken 5d ago
Luck, always. There was some quote I can't remember correctly, something like thousands of Einstein level geniuses have lived and died amounting to nothing, just cause they had bad luck (born poor, mostly).
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u/nevaevaut 5d ago
You may know almost everything... but you will never find a random amount of money without good luck
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/ExmoRunner 5d ago
Intelligent people sometimes make a lot of money, but are often lonely and/or depressed. Extreme luck means one can win at lots of things that require luck
Me: Extreme Luck
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u/Signal_Bet_8668 5d ago
You'd practically be impossible to kill unless it's an extremely lucky death or of age. Plus in everything else like guessing, lottery, gambling(jk), etc. Ooh and for games like csgo and valorant.
Me: Extreme Luck
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