Quote:robkelk wrote:I don't think the song would add abilities to those without, only remove from those who have. Look at the penultimate verse. "Simplify", not "complicate".
Ah, but if only one person in a group of ten could fly and he could fly at Mach 2, then for the duration everybody in the group can fly at Mach 0.2. (Replace the power with your power-of-choice, if you wish.) This could be useful.
And even if powers and skills did average out, and didn't work like the leveling in Harrison Bergeron, there's still the brainwashing effects to deal with. I mean,
Quote:You can't have a nightmare-----
If you never dream
Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.