Infinite cash, but it's all bricks.
You are approached by a genie who can solve all your money problems. If you agree to the deal, you will have access to a magic machine that only you can use, and which cannot be moved from its initial location (your most permanent residence). The machine is indestructible and quite large. The machine can spawn as many bricks as you want. Each brick is worth two US dollars, and is the size and weight of a typical 19 x 9 x 5 cm construction brick. These bricks will disappear if heavily damaged. They are magically incapable of being used for anything other than money. When someone else accepts your bricks as payment, the bricks turn into regular cash for them. Strangely, people will refuse to spend money in your stead. You will make all of your own purchases.
If you accept, you will no longer be able to use regular money. Every human on earth will only accept money from you in the form of bricks that the machine created. Nobody wants to barter with you unless you use bricks. Digital finances stop working for you entirely. The government does not want to tax you anymore, but everyone insists that you show up to whereever they are with sufficient bricks for payment, rather than go to you. If you want to pay someone, you need to go there with sufficient bricks, either all at once or in multiple installments.
For reference, a standard truck can carry about 3000 bricks at the same time. Do you accept the deal?
Posted Mar 6, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC