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[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

All of his wishes could be interpreted as only applying in the past.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 16 points 1 week ago

Not if the djinn is a stickler for correct grammar.

"I wish I had known my father" - past

"I wish I knew my father" - subjunctive

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nah come on, we can corrupted wish this one better... He's transformed into Napoleon. Now he knew his father (who died when he's 15), He's happy when he's succeeding, obviously doesn't lack in confidence.

[–] flyos@jlai.lu 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well I guess, from Napoléon perspective, being Napoléon is necessarily an upgrade, so it's a win?

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Short term absolutely, the specific prereq of being "happy" is on there. Though say making him napoleon just before Waterloo would fulfill that goal, obviously I don't think that happyness lasted.

[–] Icytrees@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Even after waterloo he'd çtill have Nâpoléon's çtink fetish.