What if we had a way to transport our self to other worldlines!

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The idea would be tempting, but I think I'd chicken out and stick with what I know. But, now that I've said that, I really don't know what's going to happen in the future in my worldline. Or, maybe every time I go to sleep I unintentionally create a new future...in a different worldline...
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I have always thought that everything is possible. I would not be surprised at all if we can exchange worldlines. Imagine having the choice to switch to another worldline where I could not worry about anything and everything handed to me without having any difficulty. Of course there is always a but, but just the thought is exciting enough to consider wishing it could be true.
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Lucid dreaming and exchanging our word with the replicas are surely tempting. I dont know if i would want that but I would like to try it atleast ones. Of course there are risks involved but it wont be so bad. right?
Also I do think it may become possible in future (not in the near future ofcoruse) with the advancment of our technology.
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I would rather be contented and face the mishaps I'm familiar with, than risk lucid dreaming. If it's a trade by barter system, then your replica considers your life better than hers, cos if it were so rosy she wouldn't want to switch. Each thinks they're getting a good deal, so I would dread to imagine what i'd be up against in the other worldline. Also, they'd always be a fall. Each worldline wholly functions to sustain intrinsic elements of that worldline(which I'm not). I may not be fully adapted to suit theirs, and who's to say that the timeline would even be the same? So many uncertainties. No thanks, I'm good.
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I would shift as much as I can just for the sake of curiosity and nothing more. In the end, I would stay in this worldline where I started because I would feel like a person without a past and core in others.
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The idea sounds cool but our experience would be of no use if we can get to another worldline. we would surely need different kind of experience for that worldline, and the same struggle, the same cycle of worries and unwanted circumstances will go on.
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It would be really nice to be able to switch to a different world line but I’m sure it would come with a price to pay. You can’t eat your cake and have it…
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Like most people I would love success and happiness, I believe it's the ultimate fulfillment of life. However, shifting to various worldlines will ultimately cause more harm than good due to interfering with the norm
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Amanda Dobson wrote: 13 Jul 2021, 15:55 I don’t know if I would want to change if it was even possible. We are the ones that can make what we have better or not. Now who is to say that if we were able to change that it would be any better? We are who we are through our experiences so if you were able to change how much would it actually change because you are still the same just in a new circumstance.
I like your idea, because while the idea of switching to a “better” version of yourself sounds nice, isn’t this just a classic version of “the grass is greener on the other side of the fence”? As far as we know, we’re living our best life right now, in this Worldline.
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I think vacation ing in other wordlines will seriously mess with your mind. Cause we sort of consciously tend to get used to the people in our life we are close to and how they react. Our people from different worldlines will be different and respond different in subtle ways. So we are on edge in social interactions at all time.

At least that is what I think... What do you think?
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BellaGBear wrote: 23 Aug 2021, 03:04 I think vacation ing in other wordlines will seriously mess with your mind. Cause we sort of consciously tend to get used to the people in our life we are close to and how they react. Our people from different worldlines will be different and respond different in subtle ways. So we are on edge in social interactions at all time.

At least that is what I think... What do you think?
I definitely agree, I think it would mess up our opinions of people, therefore messing up our relationships with them. Think of how Gary felt when he realized himself in another worldline killed Michelle. He was confused and upset that any version of him could do such a thing. I think we’d end up afraid of all social interactions, becoming reclusive and confused about everything.
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This is a captivating and intriguing topic. I would love to explore this idea if things start going really bad or into a very weird place, I always have the option to return to this current life.
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abadamiy wrote: 23 Aug 2021, 11:21 This is a captivating and intriguing topic. I would love to explore this idea if things start going really bad or into a very weird place, I always have the option to return to this current life.
But what about the people you leave behind? I think with traveling to other worlds there is the real danger of not considering the other words 'real'. But they are of course. The versions of people in other worlds are just as real as the ones from your own home-world
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Post by SamaylaM »

You bring out a really cool and interesting idea for that system! I think just to sate my curiosity, I can try visiting another worldline. But, it could also be very dangerous and negative. So, honestly, it will probably depend on whether my decision would have more merits or demerits.
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I've been coming across this subject often times, and now, here I'm still reading about it again. I, as someone who dreams a lot, and often times, in the dream, I do aware that I'm actually dreaming. And I used to think of the repercussion of my action or lack of in my waking life. So, for this I used to tried to do something which may happen to be hard for me to do in there. So part of me believe strongly that we can actually change the course of things happening in our waking life while in the dream realm. And I'm still thinking of the possibility of consciously transporting oneself in to another worldlines and still determine number of times to stay there.
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