Would you start your life over?

[sweggeh]

Like become a new person with no recollection of your previous life?

[OncePerMonth]

No. That is essentially me dying and somebody else going on instead.

[Jameerthefear]

what? no. that is dumb.

[sweggeh]

No. That is essentially me dying and somebody else going on instead.

But it would still be you. You just got amnesia and a new body.

[sweggeh]

I guess most people who live a decent life wouldnt do it, but people living in 3rd world countries or have serious disabilities might want to roll the dice at ending up with a better life.

If you have a financially and emotionally stable life then it mostly wouldnt be worth it. Odds are you would probably come out worse.

[KobesFinger]

No but what would be cool is to go back to primary school age with my current mind

To clear that up - I'd play the long game by doing amazingly well on SATs, GCSEs and A-Levels

[OncePerMonth]

But it would still be you. You just got amnesia and a new body.

Doesn't matter. My memories are essentially what make me who I am.

[OncePerMonth]

No but what would be cool is to go back to primary school age with my current mind

What would suck is having to go to school with a bunch of dumb kids. And if you skip a bunch of grades, nobody will like you.

[ace23]

Am I just given somebody's else's life at random or do I get to choose who births me? Lol

[sweggeh]

No but what would be cool is to go back to primary school age with my current mind

To clear that up - I'd play the long game by doing amazingly well on SATs, GCSEs and A-Levels

I wouldnt do that. I would drop out of school and try my hardest to become rich. Would be easy with 15 years of knowledge ahead of everyone in the world. Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, it would all be mine. I would probably write Harry Potter and Hunger Games too.

[sweggeh]

Am I just given somebody's else's life at random or do I get to choose who births me? Lol

In this hypothetical it would be random.

[KobesFinger]

I wouldnt do that. I would drop out of school and try my hardest to become rich. Would be easy with 15 years of knowledge ahead of everyone in the world. Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, it would all be mine. I would probably write Harry Potter and Hunger Games too.

The first HP book came out in 1997, I was 2. I can't code/programme so FB, Youtube etc are out of the question. If I was trying to get rich that way I'd just memorise sports outcomes. Imagine betting on United winning the Treble, or Arsenal going undefeated ( btw)

[ace23]

In this hypothetical it would be random.

Lol hell nah then

[sweggeh]

The first HP book came out in 1997, I was 2. I can't code/programme so FB, Youtube etc are out of the question. If I was trying to get rich that way I'd just memorise sports outcomes. Imagine betting on United winning the Treble, or Arsenal going undefeated ( btw)

Yeah but since you went back in the future, things will have been changed. Its not guaranteed the sports results will come out the same way. Creating businesses modelled on todays biggest brands is surely the most sure fire way to become successful?

Plus even if you keep getting the right sports results, it will eventually lead to a betting scandal or you getting decapitated by some mobsters. It wouldnt last.

[flipogb]

Yeah but since you went back in the future, things will have been changed. Its not guaranteed the sports results will come out the same way. Creating businesses modelled on todays biggest brands is surely the most sure fire way to become successful?

Plus even if you keep getting the right sports results, it will eventually lead to a betting scandal or you getting decapitated by some mobsters. It wouldnt last.

I think buying stocks might be the best way, let Zuck build facebook or Musk build Tesla and just profit.