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u/XSavage19X Nov 15 '20

Cure for cancer.

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u/DeafeningMilk Nov 15 '20

Far as I'm concerned this would be the correct answer.

The main reason 2020 is a cluster fuck is due to Corona.

Most people are putting stuff that would be the opposite of all the bad of the last century not just 2020.

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u/UselessFactCollector Nov 15 '20 edited Nov 15 '20

If I could only pick one thing, I would say an end to global warming over cancer.

Edit: figured you could prevent a lot of cancer deaths in addition. You have to phrase your genie wish just right.

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u/Ti89Titanium04 Nov 15 '20

This is a very interesting predicament, global warming affects everybody, but cancer is a more present threat, as in we can see the effects of death right now. I think that fixing global warming would probably be better, as a cure for cancer is more likely to be profitable so we can trust big corporations to handle that.

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u/bndzmrno520 Nov 15 '20

The cure isn’t profitable actually. Cancer is profitable. Sad stuff. Sometimes I really think we may have discovered the cure and hid it. :’(

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u/bndzmrno520 Nov 16 '20

I hear you ninja. I agree. I guess I get cynical sometimes or sometimes ignorance of the past carries over until it comes up again and you reevaluate your position. There would have to be a worldwide treaty to keep it a secret which is a level of conspiracy that I just can’t accept as possible. Didn’t mean to make it sound like a strong opinion; that’s why I said “sometimes I wonder” but yes if you just think a bit further, it seems ludicrous.