Initially , each option has it's own attractions . (1) I have a computer , so basically , I already have an endless library , that others take care of , without bothering me , and it's very happy to help me when I can't find something . (2) I'm basically an introvert , so my connections with others is limited to start with , and again I have a computer , so can easily travel virtually anywhere . While it said it would ," keep (me) young and healthy ," it did not say it would cure me of health problems I already have , or make my younger than I already am . (3) I already see more of the things people do that I find hateful , without sneaking in to spy on them , unless I can in some manner end the evil they do . (4) The fortress , or in my case castle ,with a library sounds tempting , but essentially , I already have that . People don't come in , unless I let them . (5) My intuition , has already saved me multiple times , when I could have been hurt or killed . Generally speaking , I don't spend time in places that tend to be dangerous , although there are exceptions , when some of these nitwits go on shooting rampages . For instance , a recent shooting was in a Walmart's , but luckily for me , it wasn't one I shop at . So aside from actually being cured of the uncureable diseases and aging I am plagued with , in my own ways , I pretty much have what you're offering .

Think I'd rather just free the "Outsider" for nothing, and see if it would like
to have some beers and conversation. Otherwise, it can just go on it's way.

I'm not a fan of any of the options. They all have tremendous drawbacks,
which might not be immediately obvious. The law of Unintended Consequences is
always a consideration. At least, for me.

I would rather have a great woman, a great relationship with that woman, and some great weed. Yep, that would do it.

Very interesting... #1 would be wonderful to me because I love to read. #2 would be awesome because I could see the universe, even see into a black hole. #4 would be cool if you didn't have to wait a year before you could move.

Can't I just have three wishes like in normal stories? All I want is to go back to the year 2000 and set everything right.

I have to choose just one of these?!?!
[libraryofbabel.info]
[en.wikipedia.org]
[eff.org]

This is too hard I can't decide

Option 1 This reminds me of The Shining -- a beautiful, spacious prison. Like The Shining, I could see myself going on a murderous rampage after too many years of loneliness and isolation probably butchering the library staff for refusing to simply talk with me. Hard Pass

Option 2 This is very similar to an idea I've had for years for an afterlife concept I think I'd enjoy if an afterlife were real. Unencumbered by the restrictions of a physical body, my "soul" would travel the cosmos unaffected by the airless vacuum of space. I've always liked the idea so this one has some appeal. Definite Maybe

Option 3 The Mirror Dimension is an interesting idea but, ultimately, it too, seems more like a prison. It's just a prison where you could watch women get changed and see people do embarrassing stuff. Hard Pass

Option 4 Sounds good. Nice living space, free to go outside at your own risk, different location every year to keep things from getting stale. I don't need an army so ef that. I like this one. Definite Maybe

Option 5 This one is objectively useful if unexciting. Soft Maybe

I'll take Option 4. I don't get to see the wonders of the universe but I'm not imprisoned either. If I get hit by a bus when I go out, oh well. I take that same risk already and haven't gotten killed yet.

Interesting thought experiment.

4- immortality, but you can interact with people and things.

2- if you could interact.

Well done sir.

You have quite the imagination! So were drugs involved here? I'll take option 5.

Number 2, for sure...as a child I longed to fly.....

I wouldn't free the wizard in the first place. It seems like someone far more powerful imprisoned him, probably for fucking with the natural world (as per options 1–5), and then I'd make myself a target. No thanks.

If, however, I paid someone a kindness (e.g., carried an old woman back and forth across a stream) and was offered these reward options, I'd pick #4 without question. I wouldn't be a fearful prisoner — that's silly — but by merely sleeping there every night I'd automatically add 33% to my remaining days, which isn't bad. I'd also have the benefit of being able to visit anywhere in the world (including places nobody has ever been), which isn't bad. I can still go out and I can invite people in, which isn't bad. Eventually, when life had given me all the experiences I care to have, I'd spend more time outside the citadel and either allow myself to grow old and die or take matters into my own hands.

4 or 5 I think. I am an introvert but I do need a bit of human interaction.

One and three have many appeals! My friends think I already have the library and the not aging anymore has an appeal if I could get healthy. Interesting thought game.

4 sounds dope

In the fortress, we can invite anyone, partners or pets, to stay indefinitely or come and go correct? Are there any outdoor porches, gardens or plazas that are also protected or are you vulnerable and aging as soon as you step outdoors? And is it possible to camouflage the fortress or build it to blend in with the type of structures expected in the area you’ve moved it to? If not and I’m constantly going to be an ostentatious target of envy then it probably will become a prison, so I’ll make like Brubeck and take 5. If companions and camo are possible, I’ll take the fortress.

None

I will take option 1 because no one else did and you spent a lot of time and effort input'ing to not get any feedback. So I pick 1.

3 or 4. Option 3 sounds like a fascinating adventure with the option of just leaving when you're had enough and without the loneliness of options 1 and 2. Option 4 sounds great, and you wouldn't have to mess with the potentially bad mirror-spying. But then you wouldn't get to see as many new and interesting things. Maybe if you chose to put your fortress in the sea....

None of the rewards sound good, unless my girlfriend can be with me. Then I would choose number one.

five. there are appealing elements to some of the others but not appealing enough to make the isolation worthwhile.

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I'd pick the last one. Seems like your life would be a lot like it always was, and you get one free pass. The other options have too many constraints for my taste. You spent some time on this, didn't you?