How would the world change if health potions existed?

[killamch89]

There'd be more wars and opposing sides would be less interested in a peaceful solution because they can simply use the potions to heal themselves so wars would become long and drawn-out events. What do you think would happen if health potions existed?

[Reality vs Adventure]

Health potions would make us careless. There would be less scientific thought or research. Potions would become only available for the wealthy; maybe short supply. It would be monopolized. There would be fake copycat sellers. It would get militarized. Factions would form that would try to destroy it as it is claimed to be the most evil thing in the world. Regulations would go unchecked. It would become prescription and overused just as antibiotics are. Our natural immune systems will weaken the more we use it. Nature can no longer weed out sick DNA. Human civilization genetic variation is no longer viable and sustainable. Dependence. Evil entities add nanotechnology to it doing who knows what. More street violence as everyone has a can of health. Complete obesity dominance. Population spike as better health and no std scare. Our bodies become more and more resilient to the potion requiring more and more, more potent form. Less supply. Genetically modify or evil experimentation to produce mass quantity. Something will go extinct supplying it. Becomes politicized. It still will only help 1st world countries and not available for the rest of the world. Mafia forms again to try and control it in some way. Plus side is less antibiotic resistance as we decrease its use. Or, parasites evolve and get highly aggressive so you have to tweak the potion every month. Disease or something wipes out supply resources so the world's dependence collapses and mass disease sets in and annihilates all 1st world countries. 3rd worlds become first worlds and end up owning it all. Then one day, they discover a health potion. 

[killamch89]

1 hour ago, Reality vs Adventure said:

Health potions would make us careless. There would be less scientific thought or research. Potions would become only available for the wealthy; maybe short supply. It would be monopolized. There would be fake copycat sellers. It would get militarized. Factions would form that would try to destroy it as it is claimed to be the most evil thing in the world. Regulations would go unchecked. It would become prescription and overused just as antibiotics are. Our natural immune systems will weaken the more we use it. Nature can no longer weed out sick DNA. Human civilization genetic variation is no longer viable and sustainable. Dependence. Evil entities add nanotechnology to it doing who knows what. More street violence as everyone has a can of health. Complete obesity dominance. Population spike as better health and no std scare. Our bodies become more and more resilient to the potion requiring more and more, more potent form. Less supply. Genetically modify or evil experimentation to produce mass quantity. Something will go extinct supplying it. Becomes politicized. It still will only help 1st world countries and not available for the rest of the world. Mafia forms again to try and control it in some way. Plus side is less antibiotic resistance as we decrease its use. Or, parasites evolve and get highly aggressive so you have to tweak the potion every month. Disease or something wipes out supply resources so the world's dependence collapses and mass disease sets in and annihilates all 1st world countries. 3rd worlds become first worlds and end up owning it all. Then one day, they discover a health potion. 

This would make an excellent plot for a TV series and the sequel would be the discovery of the health potions by 3rd world countries so it'd be a never-ending cycle until humanity becomes extinct. 

[The Blackangel]

The wars over the potion would cause mass extinction, including human extinction.

[killamch89]

3 hours ago, The Blackangel said:

The wars over the potion would cause mass extinction, including human extinction.

It'd be hilarious to see how this fight really goes though and which country would win.

[Reality vs Adventure]

4 hours ago, The Blackangel said:

The wars over the potion would cause mass extinction, including human extinction.

Nothing like using nukes to horde all the potion to save lives. That's humanity.