Would you trade a better future for a forgotten past?

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JOExHIGASHI posted...
The choices are either to have a better life or don't have a better life

But if you currently have a good life and your past was great, then it could still easily be a net negative gain. Not everyone on the board is a tragic emo-kid bemoaning how terrible their life is/used to be.

Then there's also the fact that he in no way said how LONG your awesome future would last, so there's always the possibility that you might be giving up 40 years worth of great memories for a 10-year binge (or less).

There's also the argument that if a person is the sum of their memories, then the "you" that you currently are wouldn't be enjoying that better life anyway, since it would effectively be like "you" were dead and someone else walking around in your body would be having the awesome life.

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