general Which Power For You: Flight Or Teleportation?

[Scootaloo Is Best Filly 576]

Teleportation for sure. Even if I wasn't terrified of heights which I am I would much rather teleport to where I want to go

[Spacey 747]

I chose flying if it was a planet likes ours with an atmosphere to feel the wind and stuffz. In space I would chose teleportation cause theres alot of nothing out there and would be nice to bypass it all.

[Catpone Cerberus 23,420]

It depends on what kind of teleportation we are talking about. If it is the type that you can teleport where ever you want to, teleportation all the way, there is no question. But if it's something like, teleport to anywhere you can see, then flight.  

[SparklingSwirls 21,261]

If I could teleport anywhere in the world (or beyond? I don't have a space suit so probably not) I would totally choose that option. 

Flying would be fun for a little bit but it still might take awhile to get where you want to go.

[Caligula 87]

Teleportation. I'm afraid of heights, and in my humble opinion teleportation is far more badass and serious.

[Br O N Y 382]

I assume that you can obly teleport on earth, because if tgat's the case, I choose flying 100%! I could FLY to school O.o I also imagine free fall feels really amazing, I could just fly super high and let myself fall several thousand meters O.o I could just fly upwards and look over a whole city, and if I wanna by alone, I could just fly and no one will bother me up there, it would be so cool!

[Venomous 18,813]

I would rather have the ability to fly. Being able to fly at any time is something I have dreamed of quite a bit. It just seems so freeing.

[TBD 17,228]

What they said.

......

[Lucartini 104]

Obviously, teleportation. I can be anywhere, teleport over and over in the air to stay afloat and "FLY" faster than the fliers, and of course...

*teleports behind you*

Omae wa mo shindeiru.

[Feather Spiral 1,892]

The question boils down to: would you rather be free in space or have more free time?

While teleporting would remove all need for long-range transport, it would also deprive me of seeing the world outside on a regular basis. Not to mention, doing productive stuff (e.g: checking homework, drawing/writing art...) on public transport, chatting up a friend on the way, having a moment of respite (if you have loud relatives/roommates) between leaving home and reaching your destination, etc.

Flight, most definitely.

[Ivan The Adorable 304]

For personal benefit I'd rather fly. It's more fun

Teleportation could probably be put to more good in helping others, though. Search and rescue, resource delivery, etc. 

[Feather Spiral 1,892]

5 minutes ago, Ivan The Adorable said:

Search and rescue, resource delivery, etc.

Ooh, I don't think many of us considered the altruistic aspect. Good call, good call.

Though teleportation would work only if you know where to go. You mention search and rescue; flight may be more useful for the "search" part, whereas "rescue" might benefit more from teleportation.

Edited October 20, 2017 by Feather Spiral

[Ivan The Adorable 304]

34 minutes ago, Feather Spiral said:

Ooh, I don't think many of us considered the altruistic aspect. Good call, good call.

Though teleportation would work only if you know where to go. You mention search and rescue; flight may be more useful for the "search" part, whereas "rescue" might benefit more from teleportation.

Good point. In a vacuum they'd about even out in usefulness perhaps.

I think you could probably get around the advantages of flight more easily with the use of tech

...also could you perhaps use mid-air teleportation as a means of scouting? Not that eternally falling between disorienting repositioning  sounds like a fun time

 

[Feather Spiral 1,892]

10 minutes ago, Ivan The Adorable said:

Not that eternally falling between disorienting repositioning  sounds like a fun time

(if you replace flying on an airship with perpetually falling)

Yea nah, I'll just take my wings and flap off, thank you... -3-

[Envy 5,996]

Teleportation, and it's not much of a contest. I could visit anywhere I wanted in the world and then instantly teleport back to my place to go to bed/take care of other needs or just when I wanted to be back in my comfort zone.

Flying seems fun, but given the choice for teleportation it's the weaker choice.

[Angle Alastor 3,805]

i would say teleportation i can go to places much quicker although it would probally drain you out a little if you use it too much but i dont like flying to much scared of heights.

[RavenholmZombie 1,329]

Teleportation because it'd be quicker, and most likely more efficient, to just teleport somewhere instead of flying there. Why spend 20+ minutes or longer flying somewhere when you can just "appear" there in less than a second?

[GiFTGewEhrSCHutzen-4 8,827]

Teleportation for me, no doubt. I'd go to other places without going through processing, specially in other countries that you always dreamed of going. 

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,151]

Flight.

Teleportation is a tad too quick. After all; the journey is as important as the destination in the end.

[DonMaguz 1,023]

Flight without a doubt.

Teleporting may improve commute, but a lot of stuff happens when traveling and I don't like to miss that. Even without any superpower, for distances shorter than 6 km I usually prefer walking to driving, unless I'm in a hurry.

[Dreambiscuit 8,021]

It's flight all the way for me! It's nice to be able to teleport and get someplace else instantly, but then you miss all the scenery along the way and the thrill of seeing the world from a unique and breathtaking vantage point. Flying is no mere act of transportation, it's an experience unto itself and one of beauty, excitement and pure joy. Gimme those wings! 

[Snow Frostflame 3,567]

What's the point of flying to a destination, when you can just teleport. Then again you can only teleport to an area you've seen and the further away the more it takes out of you. Ehh, I'd still go with teleporting.

[Feather Spiral 1,892]

On 10/23/2017 at 7:39 PM, Snowflake Frostflame said:

Then again you can only teleport to an area you've seen

You could explore the area by flying over it!

So hey, it seems like the general consensus is: flight for sightseeing and discovery, teleportation to shave off time on everyday trips.

[ShadOBabe 18,984]

Teleportation probably.

Flying would be great, but not in bad weather. And it gets cold up in the sky. And you could get places faster than walking or a car, and for free, but you’d still have to land in order to get food and sleep and go to the bathroom.

Meanwhile, teleporting doesn’t have the awesome view or adrenaline rush, but it’s just as free and even more expedient.

[Sweetcake 199]

I'd prefer to fly. Just being able to soar on my own and feel the clouds in a peaceful scenario would be great!