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Cymbal Head
Banned
If the proportions of who chooses what are roughly equal, we can build a new society where the limbless sensors and the senseless movers pair up to reteach all human knowledge to the amnesiacs.
Give it a generation and we're back.
If I had to pick...probably my arms and legs. I already don't use them as much as the other 2 choices, plus in my new civilization I'll get to ride around on a blind, deaf person proclaiming knowledge to the ignorant.
Give it a generation and we're back.
If I had to pick...probably my arms and legs. I already don't use them as much as the other 2 choices, plus in my new civilization I'll get to ride around on a blind, deaf person proclaiming knowledge to the ignorant.
Martinski43
Member
Memories, atleast you can make new ones. With no arms and legs or hearing and seeing you basically cant. Sucks that i would lose some great memories but atleast you have a chance to start anew.
Memories is probably the easy choice for oneself imo but obviously the most dramatic for your family and friends. I'd probably choose arms and legs. Prosthetics will get there at some point and a lot of stuff is manageable by voice. But then again, if everybody had to decide between one of these, my plan of getting highly functional replacement limbs will prolly not work out lol
Hippopuncher12
Member
I would give up memories, however I assume I wouldn't know who my wife and children are anymore so no thanks on that. I would give up my arms and legs.
OmegaTreeFish
Banned
And what happens when you wake up and they have chosen memories? So you know who they are but they have no clue who you are. You are now just the crazy guy with no arms or legs asking why they wont help you?
Hippopuncher12
Member
That is a risk I am willing to take.
Also my children are 3 and 9 months so if the memory wipe happened to them they are young enough in that it wouldn't affect them that much. How does a 9 month old even decide this? lol.
Only some of them.
Prodigal Son
Member
>all evidence of my history
uh. Do other people count as that? Am I vaporizing everyone I've ever talked to?
if that's not the case, memories.
uh. Do other people count as that? Am I vaporizing everyone I've ever talked to?
if that's not the case, memories.
OmegaTreeFish
Banned
Lol you havea point. memory wipe for them is basically nothing. but then what happens if your wife picks the same as you. How are you taking care of those kids.
You are best taping a photo of you and your wife and kids to yourself at all times. Pick memory loss and hope that your humanity kicks in when you wake up, see two defensless kiddies and a picture of you as their dad. Then go from their. You lose 9 months of memories of the oldest but still get the rest of your life. You wife will do the same and together you regrow your bond and create many of new memories.
Memory loss is the only answer that makes sense.
friskykillface
Banned
I'd choose memories
Gotta see, gotta move
I can make new memories
Gotta see, gotta move
I can make new memories
LordKasual
Banned
1) I assume we're talking about "Movie Amnesia" where you keep your language and knowledge of objects, but just don't know anyone or anything specific anymore? Because losing all history and memories forever would essentially mean that you died and never woke up. So this option basically just rebirths you, it would be neither good nor bad as long as you're okay with your current self no longer existing.
2) Everyone who chooses this option becomes Helen Keller.
3) Everyone who chooses this option becomes a cripple who likely won't be able to take care of themselves without #1.
The entire population will be either deeply confused idiots, people who can take almost zero information from the environment, or people who can barely interact with the environment.
No matter what you choose, humanity would probably never recover from this.
Rebuilding humanity would probably be entirely up to the people who chose #3. #2 people would only ever be useful in the presence of a #1 being guided by a #3.
2) Everyone who chooses this option becomes Helen Keller.
3) Everyone who chooses this option becomes a cripple who likely won't be able to take care of themselves without #1.
The entire population will be either deeply confused idiots, people who can take almost zero information from the environment, or people who can barely interact with the environment.
No matter what you choose, humanity would probably never recover from this.
Rebuilding humanity would probably be entirely up to the people who chose #3. #2 people would only ever be useful in the presence of a #1 being guided by a #3.
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
Yes but theyre going to remember me. It didnt say losing my memory was going to turn me into some freak incapable of accepting help
Edit: just realized the choice would be presented to everyone. I was previously under the impression it would only be me. My answer wouldnt change. I wouldnt want to live through such chaos so wipe the memory of that which was me and let this sob figure things out on his own... no longer my problem
Scrooge McDuck
Member
With no memories or even evidence of my own existence, whoever wakes up would not be me at all. Why should I care about this perfect stranger's survival or happiness? This being with my body might make new memories or whatever but I would essentially be dead. Might as well not wake up at all.
I guess it's the most altruistic "my body would be the most helpful to the people around me" option. But I'm not even confident that the new me would actually turn out to be benevolent and not be some cannibalistic maniac or something.
I guess it's the most altruistic "my body would be the most helpful to the people around me" option. But I'm not even confident that the new me would actually turn out to be benevolent and not be some cannibalistic maniac or something.
mullet2000
Member
Choosing memories seems utterly insane to me. You essentially asking to lose "you". You as you know it might as well be dead.
Like, it's not like you'll forget a few embarrassing things and still know who you are as a person. That's a total reset and everything about you, your values, experiences, etc, will be gone. It seems like easily the worst one.
Like, it's not like you'll forget a few embarrassing things and still know who you are as a person. That's a total reset and everything about you, your values, experiences, etc, will be gone. It seems like easily the worst one.
CosmicGroinPull
Member
This is no fun. If you're taking away something, you have to give something in return. For instance, lose your limbs, gain telekinesis. Something like that.
Alcotholic
Banned
More likely with option 3 than with option 2.
Although I wish I could amend option 2 to Lose "sight and speech", but this discussion is already going so I'll just keep it as is.
panama chief
Member
If this is true memory loss, you won't know shit. Not even how to hold your poop. Your presence on the planet is wiped. You are nothing to any one.
I not sure how so many of you are choosing this. Jesus.
No arms and legs for me. Prosthetics are making great strides.
I not sure how so many of you are choosing this. Jesus.
No arms and legs for me. Prosthetics are making great strides.
Hispanic! At the Disco
Member
Kevin Malone basically lived with no arms or legs. Ill choose that.
Theyll grow back, right?
Theyll grow back, right?
OmegaTreeFish
Banned
OK lets phrase it a different way.
Option 1 is, as you say, basically death. Its painless and its over. Someone will still be using you body but it wont be you as you know.
Option 2 and 3 are also basically death with some form of utterly misserable existance before you die in probably some horrible way.
You need to understand this option is given to everyone on the planet. You are entering mad max hell on earth life when everyone wakes up. utter chaos. You think the deaf / blind and quadriplegics will live any sort of worth while existance in that situation.
ArgyleReptile
Banned
Memories. Roll the dice to see what new kind of person I become.
A lot of you aren't picking up on the fact that this is everyone in the world choosing an option.
So you choose to lose your arms and legs because you can have prosthetic options fitted; who is doing the fitting? The memory wipe crazy people, the people with no arms or legs or the deaf blind people?
Good luck getting those false arms and legs sourced, sized and fitted....
panama chief
Member
Then we all lose.
The 'No limbs' will require assistance, which they won't get from the mindless blank slates or the people who can't see or hear them. If they work together they can maybe rebuild as a limbless society. That's a big maybe tho.
The blind and deaf will have functionality in their immediate area(kind of like how you can navigate your room in pitch blackness), but won't be able to do anything out the house.
The memory-less are dead the moment they wake up.
OmegaTreeFish
Banned
all of them would be awful lol