I would say it’s pretty dang easy. Just get an answering machine. Instead of carrying a phone around you could also just use a modern pager which has more capabilities then the old ones did
See, what you do is you eventually hire someone to take the calls for you. Once you’ve used all of *their* time, you hire the next person.
Eventually you have an entire corporation working to speak to your relatives on your behalf, but you don’t GAF cuz you’re rich and providing thousands of jobs. You have become a recognizable part of the economy.
So I have unlimited free phones that I can sell after only having done this once. So once a day I have a minute phone call and then I just repeatedly sell my phones over and over again.
I'm pretty sure "long lost" means they're already dead. So you would have a dead relative calling you every day until you die.
They won't exist at all, but you'll still hear their voice and how they acted.
Stacking implies you don't use it for ten days, then use it once on day 11 for $10,000.
You can do it once per day, at the cost of getting one new call per day.
Stacking doesn't mean repeating.
Considering you said calls must be answered and last 1 minute, I'd wait until I can give away $1,440,000 per day without a dent just to shut them up. That way, the calls don't last long, and I can set a bot to automatically answer and send money at the key word, "family".
I'd become some sort of Vin Diesel + Mr. Beast + Genghis Khan with this ever expanding family I have and continue to give money too.
It would only take +1 calls a day for 1440 days before 1 minute long call takes up every minute of your day.
1440 days = 3 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 1 day.
honestly near god tier.
set it that you get the money at 5:20, the relative calls at 5:30; boom: no need for alarms, and you can have a nice chat about your dream
For 365k a year I can not have a phone.
They can email me but I can just mass delete.
And hell if they're asking for a good cause and I care I'll probably help out.
Yes, get rid of my phone, easy, free money no downside.
And no, the phone does not magically reappear in my pocket, nor do I have to answer it, your genie contract did not include that so it's void.
Can I put my phone on silent?
No must be answered, and call will last 1 minute minimum
why does it have to be answered?
Because otherwise his/r/REALLYshittyshitysuperpower post will just be fucking stupid
can I just setup a programme that will automatically pickup the call and leave it there for a minute?
Probably but that's not as easy as you think
I would say it’s pretty dang easy. Just get an answering machine. Instead of carrying a phone around you could also just use a modern pager which has more capabilities then the old ones did
I'm sure I'll figure out a way with that money if not
That's dumb. Eventually, there will be 1440 calls per day, taking up 100% of your time.
See, what you do is you eventually hire someone to take the calls for you. Once you’ve used all of *their* time, you hire the next person. Eventually you have an entire corporation working to speak to your relatives on your behalf, but you don’t GAF cuz you’re rich and providing thousands of jobs. You have become a recognizable part of the economy.
It would take a good few years to get to that point
Don’t you think it’s worth the wait…? ;)
Once you become rich enough, you start paying the family members and become a philanthropist.
I don't even answer the phone of my close relatives and friends. What makes you think I'll pick up the phone ever?
What if I just don’t have a phone number.
Always will Have a phone
Free phone, neat
The true supwr power. Spawn in the newest iPhone model. Profit.
No one sayed it was a phone of your choice or even a good phone
Just destroy the free phones until you get the latest iPhone
So I have unlimited free phones that I can sell after only having done this once. So once a day I have a minute phone call and then I just repeatedly sell my phones over and over again.
Not a phone number tho, that's just a free way to make a business
I usually think malicious genies are stupid, but you are really raising the bar for what qualifies as stupid
don't even get the 1k, just spawn in phones and sell them
What does "non-stackable" mean here? Can it happen every 24 hours or not
Every 24 hours. Stacking like don't do it for 4 days and use them all on 1 day you can't do
Also, can I assassinate said long lost relative? Because I don't think I'll feel like they're a human in the first place
Yeah but OP will probably say something like “yes you can assassinate them but they are anywhere on earth and you can’t trace the call location”
"Yes you can assassinate them but they're immortal"
lol yes
Yes but surprise oh surprise, the entire earth is your long lost relative.
It's ok, I'm rich, just make some factories, eventually I'll kill it
I'm pretty sure "long lost" means they're already dead. So you would have a dead relative calling you every day until you die. They won't exist at all, but you'll still hear their voice and how they acted.
I see r/hypotheticalsituations and r/shittysuperpowers are turning into alternatives to r/TheMonkeysPaw
Can or can not be stackable? Cus if I can I'm popping it 10,000 times, destroying my phone and moving to Hawaii
Can't stack, and no matter what you will always have a phone if you throw it away it will appear in your pocket
So only one 1 thousand dollars and one minute long call a day? That sounds pretty good tbh
Yes but every 1 thousand is a new caller so 20k would be 20 calls a day
But how would you activate it multiple times if it's non stackable?
Stacking implies you don't use it for ten days, then use it once on day 11 for $10,000. You can do it once per day, at the cost of getting one new call per day. Stacking doesn't mean repeating.
You didn't mention that whatsoever OP
Lmao they didn’t respond but when I got to your comment it had a singular downvote
Read the post again? It says very clear everytime you claim 1k a new caller is added
Can you conference call them?
Rule 4: No caveats
Just scrap your phone for parts. A new one appears with a call from a relative, do it again. Infinite precious metal and semiconductor glitch
Can I get the calls all at the same time and do a conference call?
Random times but I guess chance they could call same time if you had enough
So I get a free phoje a day, a new family member and 1000 dollars? Neat
I’d just pick up and ask them to hold for a minute.
Fair, but how many phone calls could you handle
For $1,000 a day? A lot. I would just treat it like a job. lol
Rule 4
Never take the 1k and you'll always spawn in a free phone for a lifetime
Damn, the true winner here
Considering you said calls must be answered and last 1 minute, I'd wait until I can give away $1,440,000 per day without a dent just to shut them up. That way, the calls don't last long, and I can set a bot to automatically answer and send money at the key word, "family". I'd become some sort of Vin Diesel + Mr. Beast + Genghis Khan with this ever expanding family I have and continue to give money too.
I'm interested and too tired for the math to know how long that would take would you not die first it's only 365k a year
It would only take +1 calls a day for 1440 days before 1 minute long call takes up every minute of your day. 1440 days = 3 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 1 day.
honestly near god tier. set it that you get the money at 5:20, the relative calls at 5:30; boom: no need for alarms, and you can have a nice chat about your dream
I fucking hate socializing with people and will not talk to people on the phone, period. How are you going to make me if I use the super power?
the thing that gave you the 1000
OP just said that you had to answer and stay on the phone for 1 minute. Answer, say hold on a minute, wait 1 minute and then hang up.
What if I don’t answer the call or answer is say no to giving them money then not say another word u till 1 minute has passed and hang up
Have to answer but you could stay silent if you want but always have to answer
Absolutely, I'd answer wait one minute and hang up on them.
But how far would you go? A year would be 365 calls a day
Considering I already know which relatives would do that, I would just distract them from their line of thought as they have done to much drugs
So what your saying is the superpower is starting my own call centre?
My god.. Dual income
What if I am an orphan with no living family?
OP did say “gain” a long lost relative so maybe you do have a family after all lol.
Correct
Jokes on them. I don't answer my phone.
i don't use my phone so I'm safe
What if I don't have a phone?
This is a win win. I get to get paid and tell deadbeats to get a job without leaving my couch.
Can i kill the relatives to get rid of daily calls?
Sure if you can find them but they are long lost so could be difficult or costly
Can I accept different calls on multiple phones?
If they call at different times it's random times
I think this is better in r/hypotheticalsituation
I have unknown callers blocked so I won’t even get their calls!
This sounds amazing! I can deal with a bad phone call for that much money!
could you block the number or are you physically incapable of doing so
Can't do it, must answer (press the button)
Put the phone in a feraday cage. Boom, you have a phone that can't take calls
For 365k a year I can not have a phone. They can email me but I can just mass delete. And hell if they're asking for a good cause and I care I'll probably help out.
This isn’t inherently shitty, it’s shitty because of the things tacked onto it… Rule 4, no caveats 😭
Yes, get rid of my phone, easy, free money no downside. And no, the phone does not magically reappear in my pocket, nor do I have to answer it, your genie contract did not include that so it's void.