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Do you think the world would be a better or worse place if everyone suddenly could read each other’s thoughts?

MustardSeed 7 Apr 7
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If it happened suddenly, I have no doubt it would cause chaos and hatred. It would be awful. I mean seriously, when I think of my innermost thoughts being out there, it scares the crap out of me.

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That would be horrible. Sometimes my thoughts scare me. We would all have fewer friends if any at all. Marriages would last a week maybe two if you could really control your thoughts. Bad, bad idea.

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I would go live as a hermit. The crap that passes through my head is all I can handle. Can you imagine accidentally reading a really crazy persons' thoughts? Hell no.

The negatives outweigh the positives on this one for me.

@MustardSeed I'm afraid you are far too optimistic. Humans can't evolve that fast. The dead would be in the billions.

@MustardSeed Why can't you acknowledge this idea has horrible consequences? Collaboration? That would last five minutes...just long enough for you to check out your collaborator's girlfriend.

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No ,no,no, you would lose all your friends and suffer many a slapped face !

@MustardSeed Um, I say no way. Far more people would hate and then murder each other. Civilization would burn. What if Kim could read Trump's thoughts? Bad bad bad idea!

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I think it would be terrible. I would probably get fired from my job.

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Worse off, there would be far too much.... Punishment for Thought Crimes....Now where have I heard that before?

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Absolutely worse. I prefer that my thoughts remain completely private, unless and until I choose to share them.
We're already entirely too close to the "Thought Police" as it is.

@MustardSeed I don't know, but I have no interest in ever finding out. I really hate the idea.

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Mmmmmm not sure....

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Better, but the learning curve would be REALLY ugly.

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