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In hindsight, how much did you like your younger self? If present-you met your younger self (say, age 10) from an alternate timeline, do you think you could be friends? (sh.itjust.works)
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This will not affect your original timeline.

And lets take take this hypothetical a step further:

Sceanrio 2:
Say, in the alt-timeline, present-you arrive in the year when past alt-you were 10 years old, your original parents/guardians/caretakers dies for some reason on this timeline, would you care enough about your alternate-self help them? Like take on the role of a parent/guardian in place of their now-dead parents? (Basically, its a roundabout way of asking: How much can you tolerate yourself?)

My answer:I think I could probably remember enough of myself to understand my alt-self enough to become friends. But if their timeline got fucked up, and their parents die, I'm not sure I can actually deal with this kid who, is me, but not me, like... I would probably get so annoyed at this kid, but also, I'd think about myself when I was 10, when I was this kid, and then feel pity. Idk if I could ever abandon an alt-self, because I've already feel abandoned (not literally, but like as in terms of the emotional side of parental love that I never gotten), I wouldn't wanna see someone who is practically me, also go though the same abandonment.

Idk... Time travel is so weird.

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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

10 years old me was way smarter than I am now. I'd take that little fucker to the casino.

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