{"items": [{"author": "Josh", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/118273920476267337216", "anchor": "gp-1344820866817", "service": "gp", "text": "Part of it may be the idea that \"magical powers\" imply that you can do something much more, or better, or more easily, than people with normal powers. If I could cure cancer by kissing people on the forehead, that's like way more than I can do in non-magical ways. The opportunity cost of normal-me spending my time playing with my kids rather than on saving lives is a lot smaller than the opportunity cost of magical-me doing that.", "timestamp": 1344820866}]}