Thought Exercise: The Time Machine Options

[kryogenix]

(Here's a thought exercise that I came up with, reposted from my blog)

A time traveler materializes in your room. He bestows upon you a time machine, which you are free to use- with a catch: the time machine can turn the clock forward or backwards exactly 2 years. Afterwards, the time machine will have run out of fuel and will no longer be useful. Also, going back in time will not result in the time traveler returning once 2 years has elapsed. Once you have made your time shift, you are free to live your life, whether in the past, or in the future.

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I’m not really sure what I’d do. Being able to go back in time would be rather great, as I’d be unable to undo all my mistakes. However, having to relive those two years is not something I’m particularly dying to do. I can barely make it through a 50 minute class without dying of boredom. Having to redo 2 years worth of school would be insufferable. Perhaps it would help me out in the long run, but I’m not sure I can put up with that suffering again, when success is not even guaranteed.

On the otherhand, going to the future sounds pretty exciting. I’d have graduated. I’ll be older, wiser and more experienced. However, there’s no way I’ll know what life will be like in 2 years. I’m afraid that if I were to skip 2 years, I’ll wind up in a situation that I don’t like, that I had no control over, and have no opportunity to change. It’s a shot in the dark, and I’m not sure if it’s worth the risk.

What would you do if presented with this decision?

[SuckDickNSaveLiv...]

If you go two years back or forward, couldn't you possibly run into yourself? I would go into the future 2 years from now and f*ck my life up. I would go Kobe on em and rape some innocent white girl in broad daylight and flee the scene to hide. The future KC will have no clue whats going on as I go into hiding. He'll be sitting at the house with his main squeeze, only to have the cops bust in and arrest him. When the trial for future KC comes around, and they have him sitting in his chair, Imma take a seat in the courtroom so that everyone in the room will be like . Then I will flash the thing that was used in Men in black to erase everyone's memories( something the old man gave me to use if i need it) and make them think future KC is innocent. Afterwards, I will fuse with future KC like in Dragonball Z to become KCKC. Then I will go on living happily ever after.






















Nah but seriously though, I wouldn't go back or forward. I would like to perhaps change the way I went about things in the past, however I just have to accept the fact what's done is done. Also, I wouldn't wont to miss anything that goes on in my life, therefore I wouldn't go into the future as well. If there was a guarantee I could come back to present time, then I would take the chance.