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Post by myrthman on Mar 15, 2010 17:08:32 GMT -5
What would happen to an adrenaline junkie who gets addicted to jumping back and forth in time? Why would this happen? How would he get out of this downward spiral? Are there support groups for such individuals (TTA: time travelers anonymous)?
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Post by torainfor on Mar 15, 2010 21:39:12 GMT -5
What's your theory on causality and paradoxes?
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Post by scintor on Mar 16, 2010 10:53:29 GMT -5
The same thing that always happens when you give power to irresponsible kids: They lead a hedonistic lifestyle without a thought for the consequences and make a huge mess. It then becomes the duty of responsible persons, to go in and clean up the mess and enforce consequences on an arrogant, whiny, spoiled brat!
Scincerely.
Scintor@ AOL.com
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Post by waldenwriter on Mar 18, 2010 21:07:00 GMT -5
I would think something bad would happen to such a person. I'm not sure how such a thing would happen. But with all the supposed paradoxes possible in time travel, something bad would eventually happen to the person. It would be interesting if there was an AA sort of group for such people.
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Post by tris on May 30, 2010 19:18:29 GMT -5
hmmm. Missed this thread in the past few weeks. Interesting concept, M. I'd have to think a time travel junkie would be compelled to experience new things. Time travel would be the ultimate adventure -- especially for ADD folks who constantly want new experiences. Although most folks think time travel is about fixing the past, your junkie could be hooked on experiencing the past. For instance, suppose he lives in a hermetically sealed, pain free, germ free environment, where all the risk is taken out of life. simply going back in time to play a ball game without 20 pounds of safety gear might be an adrenaline rush. Or visiting a country, where eating food off the street might not be safe....for that matter living in the frontier day where personal hygiene isn't an obsession might give him a thrill.
Risks: he would rapidly lose touch with his friends and family in the "real world" -- no one to share his experiences with who would actually understand. Everyone hears from their social or cultural perspective.
For instance: one house we lived in over seas had a leaky roof. The first thing that comes to mind on leaky roof is putting a bucket under a single drip. Unfortunately, in our home the roof was more like a sieve so when it rained, it rained indoors as well. We had to wait until the weather was clear then use every towel and sheet in the house to mop up the indoor flood.
He might also experience an internal conflict -- the desire to stay in one of his alternate realities and the knowledge he cannot because he would tamper with the time stream.
Any way, he would need counseling and therapy and maybe have to spend some time in jail if such a thing isn't permitted in his time period.
Definitely a concept worth playing with.
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