Yeah just gimme an instrument or some games or something
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Yeah just gimme an instrument or some games or something
Indeed, I would. $10 million for a year of exercise. I'd just be doing pushups, sit ups and jog around my room as much as possible.
Afterwards my body would be great, I'd have $10 million, I'd get so much clunge.
I doubt I could do this, and I'm an introvert who likes being alone.
There does need to be clarification though:
- Is there light in the room? Windows?
- Is there a bed?
- Does the food come in regular intervals? How many meals per day? How much variety?
- Do you get to wash/shower? Do you get soap, toothpaste, fresh clothes? Clean sheets?
- What about other basic hygene stuff? Toilet Paper? Maybe a razor for shaving? A scissors to keep your hair trim? Some medicated shampoo to prevent lice?
-And what if you get sick? Do you get medicine? Some cough drops at least?
None of the above is "entertainment" stuff, just basic human needs stuff.
Not enough info really.
I love how people in here are like yea just give me a basketball, basketball hoop, video game, instrument, etc and im in. lol. No shyt you would be in, bc you have some form of entertainment.
I'm with bankshot on this one. People here are seriously underrating the mental toll isolation would take on ones mind. Even people who do not associate with people have their hobbies. Also, imagine that your room is lit 24 hours a day. You will totally lose grasp of time. This has to do a number on your mind. And for the guys who say they will just sleep like 12 hours a day. Try sleeping 12 hours a day for more than a week. I assure you that it will be difficult bc you wont be tired.
But I am wondering if there would be any point where one gets used to the isolation. I imagine the 1st few months would start driving you up the wall, but would the mind be able to adapt and be able to get used to the isolation. Perhaps making it easier to deal with in the latter months?
Hell yeah I would do it.
Will I make it? Hell yeah. Will some of you make it if you tried? Nlo.
i would in a heart beat.
its only a bad year, and then you are set for life.
It is not bad to retire at 24 !
hell no, i did some time wayy back when i was 18 and i only did 6 months, **** a year by myself
The stories with the prisoners, I think that's a little different. Prisoners don't have much to look forward to while in this scenario, we have $10 million to earn. That comes out to about $27,500 per day, which means financial freedom for us and our family. That is a powerful motivation in our mind. It gives us a sense of purpose instead of thinking we are doing it for nothing.
With some mental discipline, a year should not be too difficult. Especially if you get to prepare yourself beforehand. Get into yoga, learn breathing exercises, meditation, acting, Tai Chi moves, etc. Basically just try to learn all kinds of routines before you go in the room. We also get to read up on what to expect and how to deal with the loneliness beforehand so that's a big plus.
Also, we can prepare for when we get out of the room. Book speaking classes for shy people, hire a therapist, make sure there is a trusted family member to handle the money. All a year in advance. Unless you're already earning a lot of money, this empty room is not a bad deal at all.
[QUOTE=Patrick Chewing]Question. For those that think they can hack it, have any of you ever been locked up? Prison? Jail?[/QUOTE]
2 and a half months in county. was already on probation and got arrested drinking and driving with weed on me :facepalm
[QUOTE=Lakerlove420]basically this. i've done a couple years. never been to prison but have over 3 years of wasted days and wasted nights of my life gone in the county jail.
Not 3 years straight, but 3 years of my life. in and out, in and out. it's a messed up cycle when your caught up in the system and everytime you get released you know your basically on the run until you get busted again. No proper place to go, so you so what you know how to do. you go where you know you can go. Selling Meth guys. Meth is a horrible thing. When I was 18 I got snitched on and got locked up for sales of a controlled substance (meth) and possession of a controlled substance. (meth) Both felonies. I got a year in the county. You do only 2/3rds of your time. So 8 months bro. (after that it was probation violation after violation. Racking up new charges randomly and never reporting. running the streets. In jail for 6 months here then 30 days here then 4 months there... it was ridiculous.
I wasted 10 years of my life really.
(3 locked up and about 7 just out of my
mind smoking meth and selling drugs.)
[B]What I'm trying to say is.. I don't know if any of you really know what it's like to lose your freedom.[/B] It's a hard thing to accept. I've been in trouble inside jail too. I've been to "the hole" I got 10 days in the hole once. It's not a hole, it's just another cell. It sucks man. Yes you stare at the walls, but even then you get 15 minutes for a shower every other day and you can talk to people through the walls and what not. I'm calling bull-sh*t on all of you kids that are acting like this would be no problem. Esp. without human interaction. In jail it was WAY easier than the scenario described in this thread. In jail you have books, paper, pen, commisary, t.v., phones, visits, jobs (kitchen/laundry/janitorial crew .. etc. .) to keep you busy and get into a program to get you through. A routine. . without a great routine to keep yourself busy . . man there is no way . . . I'm saying nah man I couldn't/wouldn't want to do it.
(I'm coming up on 5 years clean next march. been out of jail for 5 years.
my life is better now in case you were wondering ....[/QUOTE]
And I think that's what the majority on here have never experienced. I was locked up for 8 hours once which I believe was the minimum amount of time before you're able to bond out, and it was awful. Sure I was in a cell with other people, but I was locked in, confined, no way of communicating with friends, family. No privacy. Nothing, but a million thoughts in my head racing at about a million miles per hour. It's a humbling experience and I'm only talking about a few hours.
I'm glad you were able to shake off that negative part of your life and are here sharing your story with us on the internet. Free to talk and wander about. There's no feeling like it.
[QUOTE=iamgine]The stories with the prisoners, I think that's a little different. Prisoners don't have much to look forward to while in this scenario, we have $10 million to earn. That comes out to about $27,500 per day, which means financial freedom for us and our family. That is a powerful motivation in our mind. It gives us a sense of purpose instead of thinking we are doing it for nothing.
With some mental discipline, a year should not be too difficult. Especially if you get to prepare yourself beforehand. Get into yoga, learn breathing exercises, meditation, acting, Tai Chi moves, etc. Basically just try to learn all kinds of routines before you go in the room. We also get to read up on what to expect and how to deal with the loneliness beforehand so that's a big plus.
Also, we can prepare for when we get out of the room. Book speaking classes for shy people, hire a therapist, make sure there is a trusted family member to handle the money. All a year in advance. Unless you're already earning a lot of money, this empty room is not a bad deal at all.[/QUOTE]
With proper preparation of the way you speak of, it's entirely possible. But for the average Joe just thrown in there in high hopes of becoming a millionaire, you have to ask yourself, is the risk worth the reward? You may be a millionaire when you come out, but you will never be the same person again.
Good job Lakerlove420, on staying clean, and straightening up your life. Meth is supposedly the hardest drug to kick. And living in Tennessee I've seen what it can do to a person. :cheers: :cheers:
I'd do it, assuming I got to shower, brush my teeth, etc.
It would be really stressful, and a lot of suffering, but 10 million basically allows you to not work for the rest of your life, giving you huge amounts of free time to do whatever you want. I think one year of solitary confinement is well worth the huge boone of not having to work for the rest of your life and living in luxury.
[QUOTE=kentatm]sooo.... will I be all like Edmond Dantes up in that thing?
exactly what all will be in the room?[/QUOTE]
Don't forget to carve stuff about God into the wall like he did. :D
If they give me a guitar,tv,xbox 360.....:roll:
This thread is hilarious.
[QUOTE=Lakerlove420]basically this. i've done a couple years. never been to prison but have over 3 years of wasted days and wasted nights of my life gone in the county jail.
Not 3 years straight, but 3 years of my life. in and out, in and out. it's a messed up cycle when your caught up in the system and everytime you get released you know your basically on the run until you get busted again. No proper place to go, so you so what you know how to do. you go where you know you can go. Selling Meth guys. Meth is a horrible thing. When I was 18 I got snitched on and got locked up for sales of a controlled substance (meth) and possession of a controlled substance. (meth) Both felonies. I got a year in the county. You do only 2/3rds of your time. So 8 months bro. (after that it was probation violation after violation. Racking up new charges randomly and never reporting. running the streets. In jail for 6 months here then 30 days here then 4 months there... it was ridiculous.
I wasted 10 years of my life really.
(3 locked up and about 7 just out of my
mind smoking meth and selling drugs.)
What I'm trying to say is.. I don't know if any of you really know what it's like to lose your freedom. It's a hard thing to accept. I've been in trouble inside jail too. I've been to "the hole" I got 10 days in the hole once. It's not a hole, it's just another cell. It sucks man. Yes you stare at the walls, but even then you get 15 minutes for a shower every other day and you can talk to people through the walls and what not. I'm calling bull-sh*t on all of you kids that are acting like this would be no problem. Esp. without human interaction. In jail it was WAY easier than the scenario described in this thread. In jail you have books, paper, pen, commisary, t.v., phones, visits, jobs (kitchen/laundry/janitorial crew .. etc. .) to keep you busy and get into a program to get you through. A routine. . without a great routine to keep yourself busy . . man there is no way . . . I'm saying nah man I couldn't/wouldn't want to do it.
(I'm coming up on 5 years clean next march. been out of jail for 5 years.
my life is better now in case you were wondering ....[/QUOTE]
That's great for you man:cheers: always good to hear this kind of stuff!
On the topic, there is absolutely NO way any of us can do it. This is very similar to a torture called sensory deprivation where people go insane within an hour. Obviously this isn't the same, but too many people underestimate the power of nothing on the human mind. There's only so much you can think of to entertain yourself before you run out of ideas, and without brain stimulation for long enough, the brain will deteriorate and you WILL go insane. There's a lot of stories in psychology where kids are locked up by their parents for years and they end up with no language or social adeptness of any kind, to the point where they can't make eye contact with psychiatrists, and making this eye contact is considered a huge breakthrough. I really doubt anyone would last and maintain 100% of their cognitive function.