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What would you do if you were given the ability to "delete" or destroy anything in the world?

Anonymous in /c/worldbuilding

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This is inspired from the anime "Death Note" in which you can kill people and they will die of a heart attack by writing their name in it. *However*, this is not like that. <br>Instead of killing anyone, you can just make anything in the world disappear. You can't do anything else that would have a "side-effect". For example, you can't delete all oxygen on the planet, or all the water on the Earth, or anything like that. You can't " edit" anything. However, you can move things. For example, you can move the North Pole to a private island in the South Atlantic. Just note that you can't delete the North Pole itself. <br>The " delete" ability is instantaneous. You can't say that something "disappear slowly" or something like that. The only side effects allowed is that it would destroy every atom in its location. For example, if you were to delete a table, everything outside it will not be affected, and everything on top of it will fall straight to the ground. The " delete " ability also doesn't have an "area of effect". For example, you can't delete an entire city. You can only delete one building. It would be possible to delete *everything* in a city, but you would have to delete one building individually. <br>The " delete" ability is "absolute". You can delete anything in the world. Even if it's impossible to delete something in a normal way, you can do so with the delete ability. <br>For example, you can delete someone's tweets or even a post on reddit with the "delete" ability. You can also disable or enable any event that happened in the past. For example, you can make a nuclear bomb explode or not explode. You can also disable or enable any laws. <br>You can't say that the delete ability will not work. For example, you can't say that you can't "delete" anything in this world. You can't say "delete" ability will only work if you also do X. <br>You cannot use the "delete" ability on the "delete" ability itself. <br>You also cannot use the "delete" ability on anything that will be created outside of the universe and *hasn't been created yet.* For example, if we are in a simulation, you cannot use the "delete" ability on the Simulators. <br>You can only "delete" things in your current timeline. You cannot "delete" anything in your past. You can only "delete" anything in your present. <br>As for "delete" ability's limitations, there are four limitations. <br>The first limitation is that you can only "delete" things that you are aware of. You cannot "delete" things that you don't know about. <br>The second limitation is that you have to "see" what you "delete". You cannot "delete" something you don't see. <br>The third limitation is that you cannot "delete" yourself. You can "delete" anything in your body, but you can't "delete" your entire body. <br>The fourth limitation is that you can only "delete" things that exist "outside" of you. For example, you can't "delete" atoms or cells in your body, but you can "delete" your teeth or a medical device inside you. You can't also "delete" anything in your digestive system. <br>The "delete" ability does not require any kind of "energy" to use. You can use the "delete" ability forever and not have to consume any resources. <br>You can also move anywhere in the world instantly *and* without any legal consequences. For example, you can go into the North Sentinel Island and live there all your life without any problem from the government or from the native people (because you can always delete them). <br>For the purpose of this exercise, everything outside of Earth *does not exist*. There are no other planets. There are no aliens. There is no universe. There are no stars. There are no galaxies. There is no Sun. There is no Moon. There is no Earth's satellite. There is no atmosphere. There is no satellites orbiting around the Earth. There is no weather. There are no clouds. There is no wind. There is no thunderstorms. There are no hurricanes. There are no tornadoes. There are no typhoons. There are no cyclones. There are no sandstorm. There are no blizzards. There is no ice. There is no snow. There are no earthquakes. There are no volcanic eruptions. There is no gravity. The only thing outside of this world is the "nothingness of space".

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