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What Superpower Would You Really Want?

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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Geneseo chapter.

Flying

Being able to go as high as you want, potentially as fast as you want. You don’t have to worry about parking, or riding a bus. And It would probably be better for the environment. But what about the other things in the sky? Would you be able to dodge them all easily? What about bird poop? Landing would probably hurt, and your clothes could weigh you down. 

Super Speed

You could be anywhere in under an hour, and win any race you want. You could run on water if you go fast enough. Maybe even leave somewhere without anyone seeing you leave. But if you ran into a cheetah, could you outrun it still? Your phone would probably fly out of your hand so how would you always know where to go? Depending on what you are wearing you might get some sort of rash/burn.  

Telekinesis

You can lift anything without having to move. You can get multiple things done at once just thinking about it. Truly multitask. But what if you can’t aim? Or if you get distracted? What happens if you overthink something you made, would you end up involuntarily picking it up? Wouldn’t you end up forgetting how to actually do some stuff cause you wouldn’t need to do it physically? You might even be able to lift something you can’t see, which would have its list of issues and positive aspects.

invisibility

The ability to sneak anywhere, anytime. See and go to places you shouldn’t. You could leave without people noticing, being in the background of social events. Have no one notice that you are there. You could get this feeling without the power but the power itself could be cool. but what if you forget you’re invisible? Imagine how that could impact someone mentally. Would it be worth it?

Others 

We could go on and on listing the pros and cons of all superpowers. Overall there is no “perfect power”. In some ways, superpowers can be used as an analogy for most, if not all, things in life. Both good and bad aspects, but people tend to focus on the good or bad.

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