If you could kill with impunity, would you?

Would being able to kill easily and without risk to yourself be a blessing or a curse? We must be careful what we wish for.
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[@joshuaoneill3118]

I'll take a potato chip. And EAT it!

[@dreadrath]

"Goodbye, Goodbye Potato Chips." Light : "NOOOOOOOOO!"

[@heyllo1337]

Joshua O'Neil I'd take this channel, and EAT IT

[@Briansgate]

Lindybeige is JUSTICE!!

[@chastermief839]

spoiler alert Light is Kira

[@beckettfordahl5450]

Madlad

[@JohnDoe-on6ru]

**Demon comes to me and tell em I have this power** **I don't believe him, he tells me to test it out** **I test it out on the demon** **Demon is eliminated, good job**

[@emarsk77]

I would be highly suspicious of anyone answering a clear cut "no". Also, would it work on mosquitos?

[@ERROR-ko5ol]

Instant extinction of mosquitoes, and viral diseases - assuming it would work on those too.

[@tobyparks1699]

If the mosquito has a name, I don't see why not

[@willandersen3695]

You'll have to name every mosquito

[@tylerandrews4375]

Will Andersen but you could probably reuse names.

[@TheLegoJungle]

@@tobyparks1699 It’s name is Toby. What then?

[@carlucioleite]

I think everyone with such power would eventually use it in a petty and regretable way.

[@dark0hannibal]

probably the same week you were given that power, revenge, sense of justice, financial gain, wounded pride. Humans easily find justifications for their actions.

[@davidrichard1744]

Agreed

[@paradoxicalpanda7954]

I disagree, if someone who truly understands morals and that no human is superior to another human had said power, why would they kill? What would they have to gain from it? The only reason I could see it even be on the table for consideration would be if said person was a threat to other people so for the sack of others you MIGHT, but then why not instead just put them somewhere where they can't, you don't have to result to murder in any situations whatsoever there is always another solution, and someone who truly understands that, I would trust with said power.

[@paradoxicalpanda7954]

Say there was someone, who was invincible, and because of this could kill with impunity, he has no fear of his own death as he's invincible therefore meaning he can never be placed in a it's you or me situation which is how most deaths between people occur I believe, he would have absolutely no reason and nothing to gain out of murder, the only thing I'd see him gaining is extreme guilt and personal trauma whilst achieving nothing in exchange. IMO there's always another solution than murder

[@paradoxicalpanda7954]

Even if the person being murdered 'deserves it' and has killed thousands of others, and done a lot of bad shit, why not lock him up underground where he can never have any human contact again without it being through a screen, or on a remote island somewhere, the issue is solved, he's no longer a threat to others, as bad as he might deserve it, it's just not worth murdering him. An eye for an eye doesn't fix anything

[@iKrivetko]

I have that power, but it usually takes a couple of decades to work.

[@lindybeige]

Does it take longer to work on children, but is fairly quick with old folk?

[@iKrivetko]

Now that you mention it, I think it might actually be so. I will need to gather more data to be certain though.

[@donciterenyi4494]

It's basically Death Note

[@Seallussus]

Finally

[@xxXthekevXxx]

Exactly

[@quineloe]

DN requires you to know their true name

[@frantisekbernasek3178]

You can trade half of your life for the power of knowing their name after seeing their face.

[@Gandalf3600]

Thats only a rule to build tension in the plot and has nothing to do with what death note is actually about

[@donsample1002]

Unless you are the sort of pacifist who says that they will never, ever, under any circumstances deliberately kill someone, the only answer you can give to this question is "Yes."

[@joshuarosen6242]

I am not a pacifist. I would still never use it and wouldn't want it. The answer is no.

[@Wintermute909]

I dunno, if someone was going to use it , I think they already would have done something similar.....like swatting someone (anonymously calling the cops claiming your enemy/target was holding someone hostage & give the cops the enemy's/targets address) Or any method that allows someone to anonymously ruin someone else's life.

[@sadrien]

@@joshuarosen6242 If you had this power, wouldn't you just immediately slaughter terrorist leaders and/or any other terribly evil person?

[@joshuarosen6242]

@@sadrien No. Firstly, how would I even know who they are? I have no desire to kill the wrong person or kill someone unjustly. Secondly, and more importantly, I do not want to be the person sitting in judgement. We have a criminal justice system that seems to work pretty well for the most part. I leave open heart surgery to properly qualified doctors. By the same vein, I would leave administering justice to properly qualified judges.

[@toprak3479]

@@joshuarosen6242 For self defence you would

[@LughSummerson]

2:23 I think that's the best form of the question: "Was there ever an occasion in your life when you would have used the power if you had it?" When you imagine the future, you think of the perfect version of yourself, but the past is always the real, flawed you.

[@gauth227]

Which is more powerful, a death note or a Macedonian phalanx?

[@thagamerzzz]

conocophilips76 nothing can beat a Macedonian phalanx

[@ottopike737]

depends on the circumstances. if you exist in antiquity, it would be really hard to find out people's names and faces unless they wanted you to.

[@yaldabaoth2]

Do you know the names of these macedonian hoplites? No? Then you are fucked.

[@drewinsur7321]

a katana attached to a spandau.

[@cdgonepotatoes4219]

If you could just think of killing people and not actually sit down and write the thing down, you basically have no physical proof against yourself, no action that could be recorded nor books to be shown as suchor anything, you could just whisper the thing to yourself as you're passing a list of, like, people with a criminal recordand such.

[@scottmclaughlin2329]

Damn, I hate when I meet a guy down the pub that end up making a weapon of mass destruction.

[@robertsroberts1688]

Scott McLaughlin he could potentially go home and work on putting wheels on his hobby napoleon cannon then it would have actually been a mistake to kill him because he actually was a nice bloke at the pub who did actually assemble a weapon of mass destruction

[@jedetraktor_cz]

just imagine how easily you can shorten the queue in grocery store ... goodbye ... goodbye ... goodbye ... goodbye :-D

[@Nexus-Technology]

An equally good title for this video would be: Would Lloyd make an interesting Death Note protagonist? The answer; not particularly, no. Big fan Lloyd, keep up the great work. Cheers!

[@BigMan-kp6ug]

I'd watch a spin off of Death Note with Lloyd as the protagonist

[@iamthefoetus]

lindybeige contemplates death note.

[@GenJotsu]

Goodbye twice, seems like a potentially dangerous common occurrence.

[@Stringbats]

Just use "cya later" from then on

[@frisosmit8920]

The question doesn't tell WHEN the person is gonna die a natural death, so everyone already had this power

[@bobveinne2439]

Damn.

[@TheHefter]

Good point, though not everyone dies a natural death. Some are killed by accidents or people.

[@rentabullet4048]

@@TheHefter but arent they natural as well, we are part of the nature arent we

[@streetfighter2471]

@@rentabullet4048 Well duh no shit. But humans understand murder and that we shouldn't kill for the hell of it. A bear killing a deer for food is different than a psycho killing some other person for fun.

[@rentabullet4048]

@@streetfighter2471 yes I am not saying we should kill and yes they are different but still we are part of the nature and it can count as natural. A bear can kill a human and leave it there, or chimps can kill other chimps and dont eat them so it can be seen in nature as well

[@MarcKulhavy]

One aspect was not considered. What about actually helping people by ending their sufferings through a peaceful death?

[@steves1015]

Wow great point! :o

[@mangcrow5738]

Technically speaking, since we have 0 actual physical evidence, if schrodinger is right about his cat, then death is both eternal suffering and eternal peace and joy, as well as an afterlife existing, and not existing. So you've just doomed someone to eternal suffering.

[@_Loken]

I think most of us would use this power more than we would like to think.

[@dennaneff3261]

Continuing theoretically, the power should be given only after one's brain has been fully formed. Not that would make a difference among some, yet would decrease the reduction in the human annihilation. There's enough diseases and warring factors killing off enough to keep the earth over-populated.

[@BullshitMan]

This is like Lindybeige in the 'Chair of Wisdom'. Possible 'Lindy and Indy' from The Great War collaboration?

[@edwardhinch3779]

Bullshit Man I

[@weltgeist2604]

Lindybeige, Idubbbz collaboration would be better, Lloyd could dress up in a beige skin tight dress like Filthy Frank and go on weird adventures.

[@Healermain15]

Conrad von Lindendorff?

[@pietvanvliet1987]

Indybeige. I would watch that.

[@headrockbeats]

You just blew my mindy.

[@SamaelHellscrem]

Hey Lindy. Ever heard of "Death Note" :D

[@steves1015]

Yeah and look what happened to him. I think most people would go the same way.

[@kiltedcripple]

To be honest, I think a more honest question would be, "if you had this death power, how long until you used it, and would you give it up?" Because look at the nightmarish answers this has inspired in these comments, everyone has a list, people are already making jokes at how long the list would be. If absolute power corrupts absolutely, this death power would lead to a damned extinction. What an awful thing to contemplate.

[@natthekiwi7074]

Lipzig Schweitzer Augustus Caesar is an example of how absolute power doesn't always corrupt absolutely. I think this power can go terribly wrong in the hands of most people. Would I use the power? Only in the most dire of situations. The lives of others are not mine to take. Would I give up the power? No. not at first anyway. It's a lot of pressure, I would be scared to accidentally set it off. I never say "goodbye" though so I would probably be fine

[@Assassinus2]

Human extinction doesn't seem like a terribly bad idea. Though I'd feel bad about everyone's pets - who's going to feed them?

[@CarrotConsumer]

Thinking about killing and actually facing the reality of killing are two different things.

[@MaGiCMushroomClouds]

Cats and dogs would eat the bodies. Iguanas would eat the houseplants.

[@cavaliothorson7755]

+Darryl Aoki - I hate that vain sort of thinking. "One human is as bad as another." That's how you would justify extinction?

[@louisjakubowski307]

you're definitely not on an FBI watch list.

[@gustavvasa8757]

louis jakubowski the fbi and nsa can go fuck off, id gladly be on a list

[@mattd8725]

They are always on the look out for people who can kill with a single thought. They are taken to the secret underground prison along with all the ones who make working free energy devices or tell the people the truth about the Nephilim.

[@aesopstortoise]

Nobody volunteers to be the operative who arrests the person who can kill with a single thought.

[@weltgeist2604]

Lindy is the perfect example of a psychopathy, incredibly good looking and intelligent, witty, some quirky aspects but very sociable and of course he is able to manipulate his audience into agreeing with his views.

[@lucasart328]

Angus Rhodes nah he reminds me of my english teachers

[@JohnnieHougaardNielsen]

One situation where I'd calmly use such a power is in cases where euthanasia would be rationally desired by the other person, instead of being forced to have a miserable end of life.

[@montanus777]

that was my first thought, too.

[@cdgonepotatoes4219]

A: "I want to kill myself" *B takes a random stick on the ground and uses it as a wand* B: "wish granted" *A explodes into a bloody pulp*

[@JohnnieHougaardNielsen]

Someone simply going "I want to kill myself" is a *very* different from the situation I referred to. It is a given that most people forming such a thought have not gone through a rational deliberation, and are not in the process of "being forced to have a miserable end of life".

[@Aschvampir]

I think I understand what you mean. Like athletes who get paralyzed, writers who get Alzheimers or just people whose end will come in 3 weeks but until then they are in either horrible pain or unconcious. Or braindead people who are only "alive" because of a machine keeping them that way.

[@GantaaOhime]

I don't know, even then, medically assisted suicide might be the better option than the magical 'natural causes' option. Pain and suffering, you know? A "permanent morphine dream" sounds much nicer than say, a fatal heart attack or stroke. Now for capital punishment I can see a case to be made if the power is 100% effective. Giving them a heart attack and them surviving only to be 'killed' again sounds cruel, unusual and anything but justice but if it's guaranteed they will die then I'm more inclined to allow it. Overall through, still would be against capital punishment in general however.

[@CATboss001]

The comment section proves the fact that NO ONE should have this power.

[@PXCharon]

Hope you don't talk in your sleep.

[@Arthiem]

"This world is rotten and those who are making it rot deserve to die. Someone has to do it, so why not me? Even if it means sacrificing my own mind and soul, it's worth it. Because the world... can't go on like this. I wonder... what if someone else had inherited this power? Is there anyone out there other than me who'd be willing to eliminate the vermin from the world? If I don't do it, then who will? That's just it: there's no one, but I can do it. In fact, I'm the only one who can. I'll do it. Using this power, I'll change the world."

[@TheArrowsPath]

Who watches the watchmen?

[@MrGreenTabasco]

And become corrupted in the progress, so power hungry and mad, that he destroyed any chance of what he was hoping for. Madmen, in a mad world.

[@michaelalangordon6120]

Arthiem For the lives of the wicked should be, made brief; for the rest of us death will be a relief. We all deserve to die.

[@dennaneff3261]

Who decides who is rotten or not? In the words of Bill Engvall, "Here's your sign." LOL

[@anthonyward8853]

Every genocide and mass murder in history started with this exact same thought.

[@frances081097]

oh wow this book basically gave the premise of Death Note (granted a slightly different method)

[@DavidRutten]

And Lullaby by Palahniuk.

[@AlBQuirky]

My thoughts, too. Then the addage, "With great power comes great responsibility." came to mind. I don't know many people who have the wherewithal for this "power." I hope I would, but trying to keep my own personal feelings out of the mix would be tough, indeed.

[@ABaumstumpf]

That idea is way older than this.

[@Papierflugzeug95]

It ain't. Seriously, that's been around way longer.

[@TheUlquiorraCifer]

A much easier and more powerful death note.

[@NavidIsANoob]

I would've absolutely loved to have a person like Lindy as a teacher in high school.

[@sliceofbread2611]

love these videos you make, you make me happy in some aspect may good fortune come your way

[@anastasioskontaxoglou7444]

I guess Lindy is Kira.

[@theOneRizzolliMick]

Kira is Light. They are the same person.

[@theOneRizzolliMick]

I thought you were mistaking the names.

[@Goofygooberston]

Anastasios Kontaxoglou His stand would be the lego man from his outro. "LEGO MAN EATS THE PARTICLES THAT ACCUMULATE ON A CERTAIN SURFACE AREA GIVEN AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME!"

[@AnakinSkyobiliviator]

Meanwhile, my brain went to Death Note.

[@EvaBummer]

These are always so interesting. You should make longer videos going over more questions in the book

[@Unknown-jt1jo]

I wish Lindey would make more of these. I really enjoyed the "questions book" series!

[@Odyseja2011]

Too many would die...

[@benaud5790]

Odyseja2011 I know I am wondering who would survive.

[@asketikoscg]

Odyseja2011 - Would anyone actually be left breathing at all??

[@DougsDiggers]

I think you mean not enough.

[@Odyseja2011]

Questions like this appear quite often this days (aside from 9gag and manga like Death Note), people (at least most of them) say like Lidnybeige "no I don't think I would use it" but I guarantee that if you had power to kill WITHOUT anyone knowing or any real consequences some people would die. How many depends on a person but almost all of us would do it for one reason or other. It's like with those questions: would you do x for x money? And ridiculous amounts like hundreds of millions appear... Most would kill for such amounts without blinking if there was no consequences. Fear of law and being punished is for most the only thing keeping them at check.

[@telabimdol3231]

I agree.

[@prabhanjansathaye3965]

Goodbye goodbye me

[@faramund9865]

Agreed

[@T0rrente18]

The Hurricane me irl

[@raphaelbret1952]

2meirl4meirl

[@Ikiratuki]

The Hurricane You could use some good exercise.

[@JidoKashi]

The Hurricane Shit. You okay, fam?

[@croftyprojects]

I had a very similar experience with a dickhead at school Lindy. Feel your pain mate. :(

[@NiekGAE]

Love these. Keep it up

[@AegisRick]

I thought of the goodbye song from bear and the big blue house. Buncha killers over there I tell ya.

[@sharkieswimmer5695]

AegisRick i was wondering,is the new m spitfire as bad as the tier list says?

[@randonlando418]

Sharkie swimmer ?

[@Inaflap]

I'd like the power to poop golden eggs. I'm thinking Cadbury mini-egg size; I don't want to be constipated. The smaller egg size would likely be easier to trade too. Just one golden egg a day would suffice.

[@beardedbjorn5520]

You'd be looking at $4000 a shit, good hustle bro, good hustle

[@rosspenny3069]

depends how pure the gold is

[@Inaflap]

I was thinking 24 carat... with just the odd kernel of corn. There is always some undigested corn, even if you never eat the stuff.

[@derptomistic]

"You know, I just imagined the most hilarious way that guy could have died. Oh, he's leaving. Goodbye! Goodbye for now... ah shit"

[@Altricksss]

The entire time I just drew parallels to how Light Yagami used the Death Note. I can see it being used for good for a little bit but then I imagine it leading to something more destructive as the power consumes your psyche

[@josephattwell1006]

Lindybeige, you have probably seen some mention of "Death Note" or "Kira" in the comments to this video. If you haven't googled these things yet, but for some reason are looking around the youtube comments for help (you are probably in the wrong place for that, to be quite honest), Death Note was a series about at least a very similar scenario. It is a Japanese animation (and now a Netflix live action thing but we don't talk about that) about a college age insufferable genius named Kira that gets a magic book (from a demonic creature) that can end a life just by writing a person's name in the book. Now, it is a bit more complicated than your scenario, because you need both the actual legal name of the person AND be able to clearly picture their face. The main character "Kira" started off killing convicted serial killers and the like, but he quickly went absolutely mad with power, deciding he was a God destined kill enough people to make a "perfect" world.

[@pandakicker1]

its a fantastic show !

[@derpimusmaximus8815]

Would "goodbye goodbye the bastard in the BMW that just cut me off?" work?

[@lindybeige]

Oh yes - you mean that MI6 agent who was risking his life chasing those international assassins?

[@Stringbats]

Sounds like no risk at all of him getting in a car accident immediately after and possibly effecting yourself.

[@derpimusmaximus8815]

*posting from the hospital bed* Totally worth it.

[@smithwesson3771]

I love you lindy!

[@krispyasfk2567]

I love these little thought experiments.

[@FreiNrg]

Literally billions of cases in which I would use this power

[@carsonking5549]

Waiting for the terrible phone call from my daughter about her mum, I'm practicing empathy and sadness right now.

[@monrow1961]

WHAT THE FUCK!

[@carsonking5549]

My ex misses, I said goodbye twice, no call, ah well, let's carry on giving the bitch money.

[@pureradio5655]

Luv the vid keep it up man. 😀

[@ericsbuds]

you're the best. thanks for the great content.

[@Paciat]

Goodbye, goodbye France!

[@satibel]

hey, that's mean. As a baguettelandian, I'd have liked a proper warning.

[@FJBRDALLAS]

France???? France is incredibly beautiful place no one should want it dead. You meant to say the French, the French boy, get it right.

[@antonlanthier5122]

Paciat good thing I'm Burgundian 👌

[@Paciat]

Goodbye, goodbye grammar nazi.

[@urbinek]

Basilicaty like in Death Note. And question... FUCK yes

[@quantustremorestfuturus5434]

read again, doing it by accident is veeery unlikely, except if you are really angry. Well this power would basically be even better than death note. Only default: you cannot gues the name of a guy you meet.

[@restoreleader]

Exactly. In fact, the very first question for me is how to avoid those mistakes made in the death note. It would has to be a world-wide purge, so its harder to pin point my location.

[@Calvert1212]

No one is going to question what the fuck basilacty is?

[@Calvert1212]

Basilicaty?

[@heretyk_1337]

My firts thought after hearing question was: no. Because i am personal kind of guy. I realized i wouldn`t want that kind of power, because if i`d hate somebody enough to kill them, i`d like to do it myself in such way, that they`d knew it was me Scary thing, human mind, even oneself can`t be really sure of it... I`ll explain, because these examples were first to pop in my head: say, i encounter "rape in progress", or somebody just being cruel to a child or an animal(without intention of eating it afterwards, just dealing pain, rather than quick death). I`d want to feel thier life leaving them squeezed out by my own hands, just to make them suffer Not a pretty thought. But everybody who say definite "yes" should realize, that killing is not easy. And everyone saying "no, i`d never..." have to realize, that retaliation and revenge are put by Mother Nature into our minds for a reason

[@TheLoxxxton]

I have a list as long as your arm and would be happy to start ASAP!!!!

[@aretardridesmotard6128]

my boi lindy askin the real questions

[@beardedbjorn5520]

Goodbye Goodbye, Model 10-A Hunter users.

[@antonlanthier5122]

Jazza Beardedbjorn Hellriegal users too.

[@breadtoast1036]

Yessss but come one you have to understand why some use it I've used for one night and found out why it's op sure but it's hilariously fun to use. Give it a try for a little bit it's pretty fun and ridiculously skill less

[@fredirecko]

Automatico....

[@beardedbjorn5520]

Oh I use it all the time, I just can't stand being killed by them haha. It always annoyed me with video games where all the shotguns are the exact same Guage, but all have different damage.

[@markheinonen8079]

Jazza Beardedbjorn They use different types of shells.

[@Krawzwaka]

Alright everybody let's get our heads on straight. I know things are heated politically but just because you have different political views from someone, shouldn't mean wishing death upon them.

[@lordofmidgets8247]

That's exactly what politics means. If you haven't noticed quite a few people keep dying due to the left wing politics immigration policies. Politics is violence by proxy, nothing more or less.

[@vladb420]

+The uhh... lord of... umm... midgets???...No, yeah sure maybe against other countries that mentality works but politics in a single country shouldn't be about separating the nation and the people at all! fighting amongst yourselves only benefits your enemies. Though, I suppose if two polarising political ideologies are clashing then you should try and resolve the situation in a swift manner before fellow countrymen are at each other's throats simply because they have different ideals.

[@only-mint]

Lord of midgets Oh my gosh everywhere I go I find people trying to start a political argument.

[@timemaster31]

Lindy, you're my hero

[@joesphistalin2800]

For some reason when I clicked to the video it was paused and I was greeted with this handsome fellow. Though he *could* be wearing some more beige to make it a better sight.

[@topshaggerdavid3587]

You can get this power when you purchase the DLC for 20$. Also you have to pay 5$ every month to keep the power.

[@IndigoGollum]

No, this is Earth, not EA rth.

[@xingselang]

There's an anime series (and movie as well, but the movie sucks): "Death Note". It's about a boy, who was given god's of death notebook. He can kill anyone, as long as he'll write that person name in the notebook. I think that anime answers question pretty well and can be summarized with words of Lord Acton: "Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely". And I agree with it, because basically we're just animals and we want to succeed. Society set up rules, we have to submit, but probably, if we knew we would got away with are actions, we would do horrible things. Anyway, I strongly recommend you that anime.

[@vladimirdan1959]

I don't think everyone would go insane if laws went away.The huge majority of humans have morals and feelings for other innocent humans.That being said,I would hate it if the anarchist movement got big.

[@HumbleCrow27]

god of death's

[@joemuis23]

you're right about the imagining out of fear part, in fact the reminder that I could possibly never encounter someone again because of their demise, at times has been a motivator for a proper goodbye.

[@LesterBrunt1983]

thank you for not actually saying goodbye twice or else I would've definitely been trigged down a path of intense paranoia and panic.

[@krahnjp]

So here's a question on where you're faith is greater. If you were granted this power/curse, but had one, and only one opportunity, to give the power away, to any other living human (who wasn't on their dying breath, so save an easy out) would you give it away or keep it yourself?

[@strangeclaims]

Krahn -Raise a daughter/son -Give it to them -Profit

[@benschofield1361]

Id give it to Elon Musk

[@zacharyharwell351]

Not gonna lie, with my experiences throughout my life I don't trust very many people, and even fewer that I'd trust to give something like that away

[@munky342]

Krahn An interesting question. I think I would keep it. I know I'm extremely unlikely to ever use it. I trust people around me but not enough to give them this kind of power, I always know what I'm thinking, I have no way of knowing their minds. That being said, power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. So maybe I would eventually start to justify using it.

[@ABaumstumpf]

I would keep it - 100%. Why? To have a means to survive if worst comes to worst. Ben Schofield - that would be rather stupid... i think even Trump would be a better choice there XD

[@prs_81]

I would.

[@ScienceDiscoverer]

I wouldn't.

[@MajWMartin]

"I've got a little list. Yes I've got a little list. And they never would be missed, no they never would be missed."-The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan.

[@Magnatorr]

I had the a "friend' like that back in school, and felt these things you have talked about.

[@mark5126]

Don't get me excited.

[@micahphilson]

On the extreme bully whose death you thought of all the time, I can identify. I've had 3 people in my life who went out of their way to make my life a living hell, and I absolutely did that every time, though I always knew it was purely fantasy. *However, I did become friends with 2 of them in the end!* In fact, one of them just had her 21st birthday this last weekend and I was one of 3 friends from highschool there drinking and joking and partying with the rest!

[@DizzyDisco93]

Micah Philson you've infiltrated the group. Initiate phase two!

[@vladb420]

Remember Micah, silent but fast!

[@richtheunstable3359]

he has lured in to a false sense of security, best act fast.

[@JohnDoe-on6ru]

Good thinking, become friends with them so they let their guard down...Then you can strike them with a surprise rightly ending.

[@terrenmaplethorpe4001]

SOLAIR *Pommel him to death, rightly in fact

[@karhyy]

It's going to take years for Lindy to finish this book. Not that I'm complaining about guaranteed content for years.

[@petti78]

Ooooh yes, let me get my list!

[@LordBloodpool]

Q217 - Q12: If you could impune with impunity, would you?

[@long-timelistenerfirst-t-us2yy]

the "death note" series (anime) touches this exact philosophical quandary. incredible series btw, well worth the watch.

[@johnmcmanus7809]

I read a book written by Chuck Palahniuk called Lullaby it posed the same question in story form, good read.

[@Dobriden_dobriden]

Dude I really like you. You seem very moderate, rational and wise.

[@marmite_popsicle]

"Gudbai gudbai everybooodi"

[@FictualKyle]

Why This ??? Y tho

[@marmite_popsicle]

/watch?v=unRldLdllZ8 because of this :D

[@papak3932]

I would use the fuck out of that

[@dirkbastardrelief]

"Lindy, do you love me?" "Hmm, well it really means what you mean by love; as a friend, of course; as a lover, well mostly yes, but due to age & such, the human condition of getting used to things, the feelings are always waning, so it's really a matter of degree..." "I'm running away with Richard Feynman."

[@pillowninja5730]

I'd be using this every day

[@scorv]

Could just not use it on human's. Perhaps just visit hospitals and say goodbye to bacterial infections.

[@monrow1961]

Goodbye Goodbye *insert super complexe medical term*

[@ight_of_heart]

I like you

[@mitchellpeterson8644]

Or you could immediately use it on the entity who gave you the power, to see if that works, if it was an entity. You could further test the temporal limits by imagining that entity's death prior to giving you the power. In order to prevent being helped by science or magic, I often try to envision ways to destroying any gifts, assistance, or augmentations just to be prepared.

[@varvarith3090]

Deathu notu.

[@Aschvampir]

*Desu nooto. デス・ノート

[@ScienceDiscoverer]

Very bad show, one of the worst animes I ever seen. Main hero is a pice of shit, I watched that to the end to see how this ****** will be fuked up.

[@kevboard]

ScienceDiscoverer LOL edgy

[@abcpea]

watashi wa, eru desu

[@ukalus9924]

ScienceDiscoverer how much science did you discover?:D

[@aquaticmole7606]

The point you make about this power being a terrible curse is very interesting. I am reminded of a famous move quote: 'With great power comes great responsibility' To take this one step further, there is a thought experiment called the Trolley Problem which explores the morality of action vs inaction. In this scenario, a runaway carriage is hurtling towards a group of people tied to the tracks and will kill them imminently unless you pull a lever and change the tracks to a different line; however a single person is tied to that line. There are multiple variations and expansions to this problem and I would encourage everyone to check it out as it raises some interesting points about our notions of the value of life. Returning to the point at hand though, most people would agree that if you do not pull the lever, you are responsible for the deaths of more people than necessary. Consequently, were you to possess this power, there is a strong argument to be made that you are responsible for the terrible actions of others because you could have prevented them. An oil baron you meet while travelling who destroys vast tracks of wilderness, poisons rivers and sells automatic weapons to tribesman so they can wipe each-other out on land (s)he wants to convert, a politician encouraging increased military actions against civilian populations, a thug down the local pub who glasses someone to death one night. Imagine having to live with the knowledge that you could have prevented all these outcomes, I think it would drive many people to a mental breakdown. Of course, as soon as you begin to use this power, you are left with the mental chaos of being forced to decide who deserves to live and who deserves to die. A serial rapist? Easy. A politician you hate? Sure. That guy that stole your wallet last night?...I don't think it is hard to see where this is going. Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. Or, as Abraham Lincoln put it 'Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. I conclusion, the more I think about it, the more I realise just how right Lindy is for saying this power would be a curse. Pull the lever and you risk becoming a monster, walk away and forever have to live with the consequences of your inaction.

[@ErwinPommel]

The plot of the novel _Lullaby_ by Chuck Palahniuk is similar to this question. The protagonist discovers that by reciting an ancient poem he can kill with his mind. A very dark and funny book.

[@davidweihe6052]

And if we substitute an alien for the demonic entity of Deathnote, and a 1000 mile range for the name, you have a late 1940s/1950s movie whose name I cannot remember at this time.

[@heyllo1337]

This is literally the plot of Deathnote

[@ConkerTheCat]

If I could kill with impunity, I would. I think anyone would. Heck the popular series Death Note shows that.

[@SaltyRogue226]

Truly a wise man !

[@UberVass]

wise man and honest - and now for the part not related to this video - i would love to sit down with you and talk history - our points of view and exchange it and see how it develope

[@doomdoot6731]

You could of course use this power for good (in a way): For example if someone is in a coma from which they will *definitely* never awaken, and the family can't decide whether or not to pull the plug. "Goodbye, goodbye." It might come off as the act of a monster to govern over life and death like this, but do bear in mind that they passed on naturally and nobody would ever find out it's you.

[@davidweihe6052]

Overlord IV > and nobody would ever find out it's you. Pretty much the defining signal that you are evil. To use your example there is no way to know that someone will definitelynever awaken, in all possible parallel probability planes, just that no physician can think of a treatment TODAY (or at least, none that you can ask). Therefore, you are substituting your judgement for those of people who would want to see the comatose patient wake up, if possible, AND you are not willing to defend your choice to kill the patient to either his doctors, his family and friends, or the law and society. Clearly, unlike Galadriel, you would not have "passed the test" and been allowed to pass into the West.

[@brutalvous]

Power corrupts.

[@Cynder44]

Would still do it in a heartbeat.

[@stumbling]

That's a lie. Sick people hide their sickness, power allows them to flaunt it as a badge of honour. A genocidal maniac without any power to commit genocide is still a genocidal maniac.

[@GuntherRommel]

I'd love to see an accounting of your LARP/martial arts armoury. I'm sure you could easily fill an entire video telling interesting stories about each piece you've used, having done that with the helmet and armour.

[@Christopher_Gibbons]

This would make an awesome premise for a comic book.

[@Christopher_Gibbons]

Never mind "death note" already did this.

[@ThaetusZain]

This comment section is depressing

[@vladimirdan1959]

Your pic is disturbing.

[@MaGiCMushroomClouds]

For a YT video its actually somewhat humorous. Relatively speaking that is.

[@seeker093]

The way people immediately get personal is depressing. Aargh. Asking ‘why’ made so much more sense but I wouldn’t have come back either if I was the OP.

[@halsaufschneider1446]

Good bye, good bye depression... wait... would that also kill the person having the depression? Well, that would be quite depressing indeed...

[@ThunderJunkOC]

Soooo, Death Note?

[@doxiedomian]

Me, with intrusive thoughts : everyone I love is dead

[@Mike-dh5ur]

Tough one. Few years back I'd have pretty long list, but at this point I don't think I'd use it, if I absolutely didn't have to.

[@crozraven]

Honestly, with the situations as of now. Even the best humble, good, and pure person (like that would even exist in the first place) would become a mass murderer if gifted with this power. Not being a pessimistic but that's just reality.

[@junichiroyamashita]

Croz Raven Can we say it was really pure To begin with

[@Stringbats]

That's clearly not true, which you can see proof if you watched even half the video.

[@scorinth]

Croz Raven I feel you're projecting. Some people have a secret desire to kill, and they don't seem to realize that a *lot* of people just don't have that desire.

[@BLooDCoMPleX]

Jokes aside, these comments are fucking embarrassing. How bloodthirsty are you guys? I can understand wanting to remove one specific or political figure here and there, but half the people here would outright use this power for genocide against people who simply they disagree with.

[@strangeclaims]

I Humans showing their true colors. Ps: Those are jokes dood, chill.

[@MaGiCMushroomClouds]

The diverse nature and sheer quantity of the people I disagree with is too broad and all encompassing to consider it genocide. I think apocalypse would be a more accurate term. It wouldn't even be exclusively people I disagree with. People in front of me in line at the store. People who don't go when the light turns green.

[@ERROR-ko5ol]

Honestly I would go and -- Oh wait thats the plot of DeathNote.

[@ipnotfound7046]

ERROR I would do the same

[@MadeinHell2]

I think all of us have had thoughts of physically hurting people who have wronged us in some significant ways (like bullies in school) but at the same time all of us are perfectly aware that it is JUST a thought and that if we were presented with a situation that allowed us to actually hurt that person, we wouldn't. I definitely have for my bullies. It is similar to the intrusive thoughts we all have at times. Like thoughts of jumping off high buildings just because we're close to the edge, Or punching a person just because they're there, or interrupting somebody's speech by randomly screaming on top of our lungs. Just thoughts, heck sometimes they're so unexpected and wrong that I myself find myself revolted at my intrusive thoughts. But It is important to be aware of their existence, and to know that they are just ephemeral things of no value or meaning.

[@Bubba-Fudd-bulletsmith]

i like the outro music on this one

[@himehomemi5642]

goodbye, goodbye God. - Nietzsche

[@DammalleNamenweg]

Nietzsche started to study theology to become a priest but lost his faith. He then analyzed the society and came to the conclusion: "God is dead and WE killed him". For the rest of his life he tried to create concepts to deal with this loss of "divine power". He never stated that he killed god or that the death of god is a triumph; he only tried to create meaning in a now meaningless(godless) world.

[@innoclarke7435]

+Electro I see you have no real understanding of what Nietzsche was talking about. He didn't hate God.

[@MerlijnDingemanse]

The comments section shows us why his "man-made climate change is a hoax" still got a 4:1 like to dislike ratio

[@steampunk_cat5592]

OMG! his bully story is exactly the same as mine!

[@jamessarvan7692]

Beard looking great!