I never liked that article. It says "there are three types of genies", and then, rather than attempting to prove the claim or argue for it, it just provides an example of a genie for which no wish is safe. I mean, fine, I'm convinced that specific genie sucks. But there may well be other genies that don't know what you want but have the ability to give it to you if you ask (when I was 5 years old, my mom was such a genie).
when I was 5 years old, my mom was such a genie
Your mother was human and her goals were likely very tightly aligned with yours. She was probably an extremely safe genie and was likely more concerned with what you actually needed rather than what you asked for.
If a 5 year old asked for a metric ton of candy and a bag of huge fireworks she's likely such a safe genie that she'd simply not grant your wish even if it was what you really wanted, even if she fully understood why you wanted it and even if she was fully capable of granting it.
At age 5 you cou...
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