For the good of everyone

This might sound a bit out of place or perhaps a good bit more random than is to be expected from me, but I feel as if I should express my thoughts on something......

This is 2010. A new year, a better year, the current placeholder in a long line of years filled with economic, medical, and technological advances. Things are much more efficient these days. Times are simpler, things are far more convenient, and people are living longer and healthier lives. All of these changes and improvments have caused me to be steadfast in my adamant opinion that:

There is just no place in this world that we live in, for magical powers.

I mean think about it...are things really so bad that conventional means cannot help them? No! And really what purpose do fire spells have in today's society? More than likely there will be some accident and then we'll all burn to death...I mean, who uses fire these days anyway? There's generally a significant drawback for every power that would manifest in today's times. Want to fly? Sounds easy enough right?.....until you arrive at your destination smelly, covered in bugs with rediculous looking hair and a wind weathered complexion.....and thats if you even make it there.  Powerlines and game hunters pose a sizable threat to any frequent floater.  Teleportation? all good for short distances within sight range. Do you really want to blindly teleport not knowing if someone is walking through the area or the furniture has been rearranged? All it takes is one mess up and all of a sudden your whole arm is inside a boulder.  Invisibility is nice...but only if you can turn it off. Then of course everytime something goes missing everyone looks at you...you are the only person they know that can turn invisible and walk off with things after all. Its all just waay too dangerous. What if that chick that shoots lasers from her eyes, gets mad at you and burns off your face in the moment? What good are adamantium claws going to do you? If you aren't planning on just killing everyone in your path, it might just be best to opt out on powers altogether....for the good of everyone.