Would you give up (walk away from) your current life? (hypothetical situation in the details).
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August 20th, 2010
Here is the somewhat ridiculous, hypothetical situation:
A person who looks exactly like you comes to visit you. You are surprised, but the person explains:
“You are actually one of my clones. Some years ago I wondered what my life would be like if I were placed in various situations. I created clones of myself and implanted false memories in each of them (including you) and placed them in different environments—just to see how my life might have turned out differently. Of all of them, I think that your life is the most interesting. I am here with an offer to buy it from you. I will step into your life as you and take over for you. I’ve actually been following you for some time, so I’m sure I could pull it off. In turn, I will set you up with a fresh start and new identity anywhere else in the world you would like, even with a generous cash bonus if you want. What do you say? (And remember, I’m the one who set you up in the first place, so this is actually a great deal for you)”
Would you take this person up on their offer? Would you even consider it? Would you make a counter-offer of some kind?
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No way in hell. I love the life I have right now and I wouldn’t trade it for anything else in the world. I have a wonderful family, career, and I’m very happy.
No, I would call the men in white coats for him.
If he was convincing enough to make me believe him though, I still wouldn’t swap. There is no way I would be separated from my girlfriend, my family and my aspirations.
So the existing life would continue as usual but I would be given the chance to try something new with a generous cash bonus? Is that the premise?
It’s a CTRL + ALT + DEL for the body and mind. It is my chance to hang out on the Riviera. Take the trips I have wanted.
Sign me up.
I am quite happy with my existing life by the way. But this is a once in lifetime chance.
No way, I wouldn’t give up my family for ANYTHING.
It would depend on if there were clones of my family members as well. Otherwise, I would not want to leave them.
No, at this point I would not know how to give up my existing life and move on to something else. But on the other hand, if you are the one that set up my life initially, I really don’t have a say in what you do, do I?
So now this becomes a question of do with me what you will. But if you don’t destroy me, I sure as hell will do away with you.
Absolutely not! I love my life and my family…....in fact, my whole world. I’d have to say “move on, Buster!” :~P
Think I’d prefer to keep cloning around in my current life.
At first I thought, “Yeah! Production company and London, here I come!” But, no, I couldn’t. I thought of all the people I know who I’d never see again with the new identity. Better that I try to reach my goals in my current life than walk away from so many people in it.
Sometimes I wish I had more than one life to lead. There are so many different relationships to try out. So many things I wish I could do. I’ve always wanted to just hit the road and see where I would end up. Driving down the empty highway all night, letting my old life fade in the rear view mirror, wondering what new life the dawn will bring.
But, like this question, that dream is a fantasy. If this world were a fantasy world, I’d jump at the chance. It’s not the fantasy world, and I would never leave my family of my own volition.
But I can still dream. I can do whatever I want in my dreams.
Nah. I want to see how this one turns out. I have too much invested in it at this point.
Actually…it’s not that ridiculous a question. Theoretical physicists state that the world we live in may actually be a hologram. Therefore, we are possibly living more than one life at the same time…each life branching out from various choices we make each second. (A bit mind boggling, granted.)
Would I choose another life? I would choose this life with a different outcome from this moment onward.
Yes, I’d take the offer as long as I could take my SO with me or leave a clone with memory implants in my place.
yes…...I may have had fun….but I sure hurt like hell these days.
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