What would happen if suddenly every wish that was made by someone came true? Nothing else would change, but everyone would be aware that they could wish for anything and it would come true. Language has no effect on wishes, as the wish is granted based on what the person imagines.
Stipulations on wishes:
- No wish can be about affecting other wishes. An example of a wish like this is: "I wish only my wishes came true" or "I wish John's wishes didn't come true"
- If two wishes are opposite, they cancel each other out. If John wishes to be president and Carl wishes to be president, then it will go on as if neither had made a wish. After this, the wish couldn't be remade by either of them, and anyone making either wish would also get cancelled.
- Two wishes may seem like opposites but are not unless they 100% contradict each other. If John wishes to be president, but Carl wishes to receive the most votes, then somehow Carl would receive the most votes but be unable to be president from this and John would end up being president. (This allows for an unintentional monkey's paw effect)
- No wish can bring back someone who is dead, or intentionally kill someone. A person's death could be the unintentional result of a wish (such as the one above), however it cannot be the intended result of the wish. Also, no wishes for means to hurt/kill someone such as wishing for a gun with the idea of using it to kill someone. The idea of using the wished-for gun to shoot someone would prevent the gun from being wished for, but if the wisher does not have this idea at the time of wish, then they could wish for the gun. To summarize: No wishes to intentionally harm someone, but harm can be an unintentional side-effect
- No wishing to travel through time or for time machines, as this would circumvent Rule 4.
What would be the immediate and long-term results of this? Would society form into a utopia or would it collapse?
Rules are intended to prevent any individual person from destroying the world. If you see any big loopholes in the above rules that would circumvent the intentions, let me know