LogFAQs > #932571244

It's tempting solely for adding to my lifespan and, of course, it may ultimately result in other rerolls. On the negative side, I'd be stuck with 2 (or more) sets of memories and the knowledge of how certain things turned out better the first time.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

The one thing people never really consider when it comes to the whole idea of living your life again is that you're going to be seriously messed up for a long time.

For your first couple years you're going to have the psychological trauma of being fully self-aware but unable to move or form words properly (it's not just brain development but also physical development you'll lack). Shitting yourself, relying on adults to feed you (with no real say in the matter), spending most of your time just staring at walls until they start letting you watch TV (though even then you won't have a say in what to watch, and a lot of it will suck for a long time). And you'll have to spend most of your time knowing about major events in advance yet never admitting to that, or otherwise your parents will start thinking you're possessed or something (which you technically would be).

Once again, you're assuming that individual consciousness is solely a construct of memories rather than biology and that the process of being younger won't affect your outlook. Ironically enough, you even bring up brain development while simultaneously glossing over the fact that the same development would color your existence so ultimately you wouldn't simply be an adult trapped in a child's body. Instead, you'd be a child in a child's body with access to -- but not necessarily the ability to immediately process -- your adult memories. Your biology would act as a buffer to the horror that you believe would result.

Again, keep in mind that things like impulse control aren't fully developed until maybe a young person his their 20s despite a reasonable knowledge and understanding of consequences beause the brain hasn't developed to the point where you have that control.

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