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ST Poll: 1) travel 50 years into the past. 2) Travel 50 years into the future. 3) Get $100 Million now

Posted by Beaker 🍺 (aka Anniebecca) Mar 18 '24, 09:10

seems obvious to me; but let's see...

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probably the $100mil -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 10:22
Am I my current age, 50 years in the past? Or does my knowledge get implanted into my 50 years ago body? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 18, 10:08
Not particularly keen on being back in an age where I couldn't even place a phone call home if I was travelling. - Marlowe Mar 18, 09:38
#3 -- nm - decline Mar 18, 09:28
$100 Million Now. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 18, 09:27
$100 million now. I like it here. -- nm - David Mar 18, 09:26 2
- The only reason I'd consider going back 50 years would be to acquire the resources and connections that could help re-shape the present. - Roger More Mar 18, 09:30
- Here, in the worst timeline? -- nm - Spawn Mar 18, 09:29
the future answer has to be 100+ years at least for that to be chosen by me, 50 years into the past brings me to 1974 (nope!). Though if its a Replay - Jovian Mar 18, 09:20 14
- Oh, Replay would be my answer, for sure. -- nm - Spawn Mar 18, 09:20 13
  - Yep! and you could name any dollar amount now and Id still chose the Replay option. -- nm - Jovian Mar 18, 09:22 12
    - You could name *anything* now... actually... I have to change my mind. Logan. I would lose Logan. Give me the $. -- nm - Spawn Mar 18, 09:25 2
      - Yep. That's the problem for me as well. -- nm - pmb Mar 18, 09:50
      - yep kids definitely change that equation (I dont have any so). But even so, Id have to give it a lot of thought, as I would lose all my nephews.. - Jovian Mar 18, 09:26
    - lol although 'Replaying' from the age of 2 would be pretty brutal those early child years.. - Jovian Mar 18, 09:24
    - I would be so much cooler in high school with my accumulated knowledge. -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 09:23 7
      - It would also be lonely from a relationship perspective. I couldn't bring myself to date anyone until maybe college. - sycor Mar 18, 09:30 1
        
        That would just make you cooler. You'd be this worldly, unattainable guy who isn't into high school stuff while in high school. -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 09:33
      - oh yes for sure heh (see above). Given a choice? Id start my Replay at Freshman year of HS. -- nm - Jovian Mar 18, 09:25 4
        
        Buy all the Apple stock you can! -- nm - David Mar 18, 09:33
        
        heh. I always figured the day I graduated from grade 8. would give me the summer to start working out :) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 18, 09:26 2
        
        6th grade, for me. Better able to help my mother get through the divorce, able to handle a new town, school, etc. - Spawn Mar 18, 09:28
        
        omg yep 8th grade summer would be perfect! -- nm - Jovian Mar 18, 09:27
Show me the money! - sycor Mar 18, 09:20
Go back 50 years to a time when racial discrimination and corduroy pants were common, but Thai food and the internet are not? Pass. - Roger More Mar 18, 09:20 5
- Also, everyone smoked. The drugs I need to live comfortably don't exist. -- (edited) - Reagen Mar 18, 10:00
- you'd be the smartest man alive unless Idiocracy has been lying to me -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 18, 09:23 2
  - That was a 1000 year timeskip though -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 09:24 1
    - I stand by my statement. 50 years we'd just be coming out of the Trump Wars (when each child carved out an Empire and then they all fought) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 18, 09:31
- "I will be ill-prepared to survive in a hyper-capitalist climate change fueled hellscape..." -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Mar 18, 09:21
I'm more than a bit freaked out by the fact that I have actual first hand memories of 1974 -- nm - JD Mar 18, 09:18 1
- Try 1947/48 ;-) -- nm - Meg Mar 18, 09:20
50 years in the future would look much nicer if I had access to 100m. - Beryllium Mar 18, 09:14
I figure the argument is going to go like this - ty97 Mar 18, 09:13
100 Million now. i don't want to leave everyone. -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 09:11 2
- Yep. -- nm - pmb Mar 18, 09:22
- this -- nm - Spawn Mar 18, 09:19

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