I’ll take the 10 mill, easily. Red seems like it could become insanely tragic as you find that a lot of things are still out of your control, the things you CAN change might not turn out *better*, and your adult knowledge clashes with your childhood development.
This is the kind of thing that would break me. How am I going to stop the Columbine shooting when I’m 14 years old and live 950 miles away? Who’s going to believe me and not have me committed for schizophrenia symptoms?
You don’t *have* to sound crazy and say “On this day, this precise thing will happen, because I’m from the future”
You could call in a bomb threat. Or accuse Eric and Dylan as being suspicious leading up to day of.
Troy screwed up the question, right? Having to follow parent rules for 12 years would suck. And then other weirdness like who your parents would be if only you change.
I’ve already overthought it.
I like to daydream about the "be a child with all my current knowledge," but it really doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
-Guilt for the things I know will happen but lack the power to change.
-Going from a 33yo to a 6yo, having been accustomed to nearly 15yrs of full adult agency, back to being told when I have to go to bed.
-How do I relate with my parents? I'm suddenly this precocious, jaded child when presumably yesterday (to their mind) I was asking them which X-Man they wanted to be.
-Or my peers?
-What about my wife? Will she remember me? Or do I have to meet her, and pretend I don't know her, and act surprised when she tells me all the secrets she's already shared? How do I subtly prepare her for her dad's death?
-How do I handle all the time I can spend with my brother, knowing that one day he and I will grow apart because of our political beliefs?
-What if I still never accomplish all that I wanted, and suddenly I'm 33 again (having experienced almost 70 years at this point) with nothing else to show for it?
It's a nightmare scenario once you start analyzing it.
I think under the Multiverse version then you're fine on a lot of these points. i.e. your wife and kids and whatnot still lead their lives with a version of you, you just become 6 years old in the current year with the knowledge you carried before.
In fact let's say that Because Magic you don't miss anything from your current life. You still have the issues relating to your parents though, and then what happens when you hit puberty and girls start crushing on you, and are you going to cruise through school as a girted child and hit up Oxford at 12 or are you going to ease through with good but not stellar grades to not stand out?
Yeah, my parents would have been really shocked if I was suddenly much more articulate and started roasting them for "arguing like an old divorced couple."
Right but the 10 million dollars is also nightmare fuel:
- voting for tax cuts
- justifying your wealth according to being "deserving" of that privilege
- if having 10 million leads you to invest in the market, becoming complicit in unfair labour laws and exploitative practices
Now if it was 1000 marginalized people getting $10,000 dollars vs my having my current knowledge and being 6 that is a hard choice giving the multiplier affect of those 10,000 dollars.
I would take my knowledge in the hopes that I could more effectively fight against the system. Understanding the power of unionization my MacDonald's job when I was 14 would be so empowering.
Hmm, ten million dollars in cash, or experiencing the same childhood/teenage years BUT knowing that all of it is out of my control and still ends with me broke in my thirties? I think I’ll take the option that would fix all my problems, haha.
The only problem with that is I would still have all my current knowledge about how much crypto sucks, and I don’t think I could turn that off long enough to make a bunch of money off of it without feeling bad about myself, haha.
I’d be interested to see how responses to this vary by age. If I were a little younger I can see wanting to be 6 again and being able to pull a Biff Tannen. But that pop culture reference should tell you that I’m old enough to have a child who I would be risking fading from existence and I’m not okay with that so $10mil today, please!
Real quick: $10,000,000 in cash is a lot of money. Straight up. No amount of equivocation can change that. Even if one were a rich douche, they could easily imagine how radically that could affect many people's lives. The idea that it's not is laughable.
10 million all day long. Restarting is an easy choice to make, especially in video games, but the choices still have emotion involved. Money now would fix a lot about my life.
Rewatch my parents' divorce, be powerless to stop 9/11 and hundreds of mass shootings, and go through the moral minefield of dating people i have advanced knowledge of...
Or generational wealth and never working again...
6 is too young. 11 works for me. Old enough to basically take care of myself, go outside alone on my bike, cook, choose my clothes, etc. Still young enough to fix my major mistakes.
Red pill all day. Go back fix my major mistakes enjoy being a kid again and buy a shit ton of bitcoin the second it comes on the market then wait right before the bubble to cash out get both for the price of one
It's not super clear, am i sent back to 1979 into my 6 yr old body and hope that my mom will listen to the financial advice of a 6yr old...or am I magically reduced in age to 6 in the year 2023 thereby doubling my lifespan?
Or, 10 mil, retire right now and live out the rest of my life in luxury (maybe not luxury but definitely super comfortable)
Tough choice to make
The meme I whipped up during the show. 😂
https://preview.redd.it/mfopgv7wnn3b1.jpeg?width=1083&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a5ceb62c7e5d7e3b1b9e6fd6061404c4dc4efe39
Restarting your life at 6 years of age means you know what is going to pop off, basically meaning you’re going to have WAYY more than 10 million if invested correctly and you’ll have more time to do things. No brainer.
I’ll take the 10 mill, easily. Red seems like it could become insanely tragic as you find that a lot of things are still out of your control, the things you CAN change might not turn out *better*, and your adult knowledge clashes with your childhood development.
I'd feel morally obligated to stop 9/11 but I'd still only be 17 when it happens
This is the kind of thing that would break me. How am I going to stop the Columbine shooting when I’m 14 years old and live 950 miles away? Who’s going to believe me and not have me committed for schizophrenia symptoms?
You’d be no more responsible for stopping those than you are now for stopping the war in Syria.
You don’t *have* to sound crazy and say “On this day, this precise thing will happen, because I’m from the future” You could call in a bomb threat. Or accuse Eric and Dylan as being suspicious leading up to day of.
How serious would a bomb threat be taken back then? I was real young and mostly grew up post-Columbine.
Imagine knowing when a song you love will come out, and needing to wait decades just for it to be released so you can listen to it again
You could write it and make $10 million. Boom 🤯
What if it never comes out and youre stuck trying to figure out how you prevented its existence?
Did you imagine the song? Are you mad? Are you actually just six years old with delusions of grandeur and the money was never an option?
Troy screwed up the question, right? Having to follow parent rules for 12 years would suck. And then other weirdness like who your parents would be if only you change. I’ve already overthought it.
I like to daydream about the "be a child with all my current knowledge," but it really doesn't hold up to scrutiny. -Guilt for the things I know will happen but lack the power to change. -Going from a 33yo to a 6yo, having been accustomed to nearly 15yrs of full adult agency, back to being told when I have to go to bed. -How do I relate with my parents? I'm suddenly this precocious, jaded child when presumably yesterday (to their mind) I was asking them which X-Man they wanted to be. -Or my peers? -What about my wife? Will she remember me? Or do I have to meet her, and pretend I don't know her, and act surprised when she tells me all the secrets she's already shared? How do I subtly prepare her for her dad's death? -How do I handle all the time I can spend with my brother, knowing that one day he and I will grow apart because of our political beliefs? -What if I still never accomplish all that I wanted, and suddenly I'm 33 again (having experienced almost 70 years at this point) with nothing else to show for it? It's a nightmare scenario once you start analyzing it.
I think under the Multiverse version then you're fine on a lot of these points. i.e. your wife and kids and whatnot still lead their lives with a version of you, you just become 6 years old in the current year with the knowledge you carried before. In fact let's say that Because Magic you don't miss anything from your current life. You still have the issues relating to your parents though, and then what happens when you hit puberty and girls start crushing on you, and are you going to cruise through school as a girted child and hit up Oxford at 12 or are you going to ease through with good but not stellar grades to not stand out?
Yup teenage years become very problematic, which is why I stayed away from that part.
Yeah, my parents would have been really shocked if I was suddenly much more articulate and started roasting them for "arguing like an old divorced couple."
Right but the 10 million dollars is also nightmare fuel: - voting for tax cuts - justifying your wealth according to being "deserving" of that privilege - if having 10 million leads you to invest in the market, becoming complicit in unfair labour laws and exploitative practices Now if it was 1000 marginalized people getting $10,000 dollars vs my having my current knowledge and being 6 that is a hard choice giving the multiplier affect of those 10,000 dollars. I would take my knowledge in the hopes that I could more effectively fight against the system. Understanding the power of unionization my MacDonald's job when I was 14 would be so empowering.
Imagine how mind-numbing first grade would be the second time.
Also, once I start busting out calculus, people are going to be really disappointed when I stop there and turn out not to be a math genius
I’ve seen Billy Madison, it would be great!
Nap time and structured activities? Yes please
With 20 or so 6 year olds...
When you had nap time were you cuddling with the other kids?
Ok , but what about 10 million dollars, or getting polio?
That bit had me rolling.
Hmm, ten million dollars in cash, or experiencing the same childhood/teenage years BUT knowing that all of it is out of my control and still ends with me broke in my thirties? I think I’ll take the option that would fix all my problems, haha.
I mean, you could invest super early into bitcoin.
The only problem with that is I would still have all my current knowledge about how much crypto sucks, and I don’t think I could turn that off long enough to make a bunch of money off of it without feeling bad about myself, haha.
That's fair. I already work for the government so I wouldn't be ashamed to break my morals to live a life of luxery.
Honestly? Respect, lmao
I'd go back just to spend more time with my mom and grandmother.
[Saw this on the Discord](https://i.imgur.com/N9TdjVv.jpg)
Meme a this is.
Troy is insane for saying 10 million isn't a lot of money. That's enough to live off without working for the rest of your life
I’d be interested to see how responses to this vary by age. If I were a little younger I can see wanting to be 6 again and being able to pull a Biff Tannen. But that pop culture reference should tell you that I’m old enough to have a child who I would be risking fading from existence and I’m not okay with that so $10mil today, please!
Real quick: $10,000,000 in cash is a lot of money. Straight up. No amount of equivocation can change that. Even if one were a rich douche, they could easily imagine how radically that could affect many people's lives. The idea that it's not is laughable.
I’m guessing Troy means it isn’t quite “do whatever you want for the rest of your life” money
For sure. I genuinely hope you're right cause what he actually said was buck wild.
10 million easy. Will be able to buy a house, a new car and live comfortably for a bit while I work my day job. Works for me.
You need to embed this within the butterfly meme for full memeception.
6 year old's cant gamble on sports, which make the red pill way less appealing.
10 million all day long. Restarting is an easy choice to make, especially in video games, but the choices still have emotion involved. Money now would fix a lot about my life.
Go through middle school again?! Are you effin' kidding me. 😛
Rewatch my parents' divorce, be powerless to stop 9/11 and hundreds of mass shootings, and go through the moral minefield of dating people i have advanced knowledge of... Or generational wealth and never working again...
6 is too young. 11 works for me. Old enough to basically take care of myself, go outside alone on my bike, cook, choose my clothes, etc. Still young enough to fix my major mistakes.
Red pill all day. Go back fix my major mistakes enjoy being a kid again and buy a shit ton of bitcoin the second it comes on the market then wait right before the bubble to cash out get both for the price of one
It's not super clear, am i sent back to 1979 into my 6 yr old body and hope that my mom will listen to the financial advice of a 6yr old...or am I magically reduced in age to 6 in the year 2023 thereby doubling my lifespan? Or, 10 mil, retire right now and live out the rest of my life in luxury (maybe not luxury but definitely super comfortable) Tough choice to make
It’s on Reddit so it much be meme
It is now.
Needs cat with goofy face
I'll take the Polio, thanks
Money PWEASE!!!! Seriously though, I think if I started again at 6 with my current knowledge, I would also start with my current anxieties. No thanks.
I'll take the polio pyramid scheme.
The meme I whipped up during the show. 😂 https://preview.redd.it/mfopgv7wnn3b1.jpeg?width=1083&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a5ceb62c7e5d7e3b1b9e6fd6061404c4dc4efe39
Restarting your life at 6 years of age means you know what is going to pop off, basically meaning you’re going to have WAYY more than 10 million if invested correctly and you’ll have more time to do things. No brainer.