# This world would be a better place if... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 7, 2001, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180 "2001-04-07T20:22:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bluesman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@Bluesman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluesman)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/1 "2001-04-07T20:22:29Z")
…there were no addiction. No substance or behavior that one couldn’t control with willpower. What do **y’all** think would make a better world? (One per customer, please.) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/2 "2001-04-07T20:30:58Z")
…if everyone had the same likes and dislikes as I do(at least I think it would be). ---
**Author:** ![That\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@That\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Girl)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/3 "2001-04-07T20:47:44Z")
…if musical intruments were easier to master and everyone could play something well. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/4 "2001-04-07T20:52:34Z")
everyone were healthy. ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/5 "2001-04-07T20:54:04Z")
…personal responsibility was universally valued. ---
**Author:** ![Mercutio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/6 "2001-04-07T21:38:46Z")
If common sense came in pill form and everyone was designated a certain amount according to how ignorant they are. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/7 "2001-04-07T21:58:51Z")
If Cecil ruled the world… ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/8 "2001-04-07T23:43:18Z")
If people could NOT see categories and only see other people, e.g. gay/straight, Right/Left, religions, races, nationalities, etc. Maybe science fiction-y, but a version of telepathy: being inside other peoples’ heads and seeing the world through their eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2001, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/9 "2001-04-08T03:49:35Z")
… if all of the women of the world worshipped my big cock. ---
**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2001, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/10 "2001-04-08T17:26:00Z")
If the first stage of a romantic relationship was universally considered to be “friendship.” ---
**Author:** ![Feynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2001, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/11 "2001-04-08T18:28:28Z")
… I ruled the world. I will promise to be a kind and benevolent dictator. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ghandi5569](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@ghandi5569](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ghandi5569)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/12 "2001-04-09T04:34:49Z")
…no one had to get up before noon. …people who didn’t use turn signals received electric shocks …nobody wore the shirt of the band playing a concert to the concert …spandex were banned …there were no size 0, 1, 2 (those people don’t have enough mass to exist in the universe) …pants were universally sized (waistband length, inseam, hip and butt measurments) …I had more than 2 pairs of the really comfortable underwear that I bought (well, I’d be a lot nicer) ---
**Author:** ![Grok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Grok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grok)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/13 "2001-04-09T05:22:12Z")
… people understood that the left lane is for passing. ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/14 "2001-04-09T05:50:25Z")
… all TV shows other than _The Simpsons_ and _Junkyard Wars_ were taken off the air. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/15 "2001-04-09T07:31:01Z")
…everyone really listened. ---
**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/16 "2001-04-09T07:46:04Z")
…everyone was more honest. …everyone actually cared for other people …I was in Chicago atm …personal responsibility was present in all …respect for other’s feelings was a key factor …we elminated insecurities through the application of all of the above ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/17 "2001-04-09T10:13:22Z")
… everyone valued themselves. … people read more. … more people took a long-term view, looked at the wider perspective. Fran ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/18 "2001-04-09T14:44:09Z")
…if all children were raised in a safe, loving, and nurturing environment. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/19 "2001-04-09T21:41:53Z")
-If Pauly Shore were ripped apart by wild dogs. The only thing I’d like more than watching this is watching this in super-slow motion -Deion Sanders never existed -Kathie Lee Gifford were to never sing again -Phil Hartman had never died -I could get a date ---
**Author:** ![Bluesman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@Bluesman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluesman)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-world-would-be-a-better-place-if/61180/20 "2001-04-10T01:17:18Z")
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