In any universe with holy water that damages monsters, I can't help but think: Wouldn't the quantity of that damage be an objective measure of holiness? Like if the Pope's holy water doesn't go hard then you shouldn't be a Catholic.
I hate to say it: Maybe if Luigi carried food instead of monopoly money he wouldn't have needed to go to a restaurant.
If you ever feel stupid looking ahead in science (Emerging theories). Just look WAY back to feel really smart: Pretty much everyone could re invent the printing press or redo the first science experiment that proved flies don't spontaneously come from meat. This knowledge would have made you a top tier mind hundreds of years ago!
Why else do you think we need new people? The old ones break down