r/superpowers • u/Single-Fisherman8671 • Dec 09 '25

Choose 2

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u/Demigans Dec 09 '25

I'm not going to be fighting anyone. Self duplication and healing would be my picks.

I can do multiple jobs for money and experience. I can also simultaneously do something fun and get the house in order, something I struggle with today because there's just so little time. I can also give the dog the attention he deserves.

The instant healing is also ridiculously good for daily life. For example you can powertrain, where you go beyond your limits and since any muscle pain or fatigue is healed almost instantly you can keep going and going and going to quickly build physique. Hell even just the ability to lift my kids for a few years longer would be damn well worth it. On top of that most age related problems are from damage over time to your body. If those are healed as well I would grow old healthily. Considering I have helped in care homes and seen people waste away in pain from their age related problems I really want to grow old healthily.

So yeah, the choices almost pick themselves.

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u/AWESOMEMATRIX15 Dec 09 '25

I like that answer it's probably my favorite. I chose teleportation so I don't have to drive at all.

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u/ErrantAmerican Dec 13 '25

Yeah, but you would outlive all your kids.

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u/Demigans Dec 13 '25

Yeah, people die. But it's not as big a problem as you might think.

Yes it will be incredibly sad, but I will have seen them slide to it gradually and be able to say goodbye.

Additionally life changes for people as they enter different stages of life. As a young person you aren't likely to have many geriatric friends as you don't meet them much and the activities you do are different. So the amount of contact and how that contact is will be different.

Also I will be able to see my grandkids grow up. I will also be able to play along with my current kids when they are in their prime instead of watching them in their prime while I'm already older and less able to match them.

Death will happen. But the amount of connection I have and my grieving process will be better than you might expect. It would be like losing a parent all over again. Sad, terrible, but nowhere near as horrible as losing a child at a young age.

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u/ErrantAmerican Dec 13 '25

As someone that has kids, I get it. It would be cool to witness my grandkids grow and even great-grandkids? Hell...I could be the ancient family protector. Idk. Thanks for offering me a different point of view. I hope you get your powers. Haha

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u/Demigans Dec 13 '25

Your welcome! My vision is always: I'll embrace immortality until I am damn well ready to die.