The sunk cost fallacy of wizardry. Come on man, just one more incantation, just one more and you’ll be immortal! It’s always just one more incantation!
this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2024
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A smart wizard would just say that they can grant immortality, but it doesn't last forever so they need to buy a new immortality potion every year.
What do you do when the king dies?
"potion must've wore off."
Alberta: just one more oil boom - we promise not to piss this one away, lord
A wise king would know the wizard would just make off with the Elixir Vitae as soon as it was discovered.
Meanwhile we have autocrats telling their engineers to design them a computer intelligence that can manage an unstoppable army of swarming killer drones.
let's try with a bit more mercury and arsenic this time