villa89 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 On 12/10/2022 at 09:50, Ingram85 said: I’d love to go back and re-do from when I was 17 to about 21 knowing what I know now. Probably everyone is the same. That's definitely the age when I might have had a chance to prevent the mess my life turned into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 26, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 26, 2022 13 hours ago, villa89 said: Probably everyone is the same. That's definitely the age when I might have had a chance to prevent the mess my life turned into. Well, it's subject of countless books and films, isn't it? And the kicker is always that you might end up making things even worse. There's at least one rather attractive woman I missed out on, but who knows? Think I'll stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 When I was sixteen or so, I remember my dad saying, if he were to live life over again, he would make more subtle mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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useless Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) No post. Edited January 24, 2023 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted January 24, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2023 3 hours ago, useless said: There are moments from our lives forgotten never to be remembered again, days, months, years, worth of memories from our lives lost to the darkness of time. "Memories of our lives" are just synapses that haven't fired so the they die. Like everything eventually does. Cheery thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 24, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2023 7 hours ago, useless said: No post. Ah yes, I remember that one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Well,I could be the odd one out here,but if I could live my life all over again I would not change anything.Even the bad things eg bieng in a boys home I would not change because it is an experiance that I had that taught me something.So.I enjoyed the good times ( of which there were many ) and I learnt from the bad times ( of which there were few ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Take me back to the 90s please Id happily go back to nokia 3210 and dial up internet if it meant the planet was like it was back then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 2 hours ago, PussEKatt said: Well,I could be the odd one out here,but if I could live my life all over again I would not change anything.Even the bad things eg bieng in a boys home I would not change because it is an experiance that I had that taught me something.So.I enjoyed the good times ( of which there were many ) and I learnt from the bad times ( of which there were few ) I would agree with your sentiments because things could easily turn out worse. Stephen Fry wrote a book called Making History, where the characters went back in time and killed Hitler; the result was that someone more crafty took his place and decided not persecute the Jews, but got them to develop the atomic bomb, which the new guy used to nuke everyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 16 hours ago, useless said: No post. They are on strike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: Take me back to the 90s please Id happily go back to nokia 3210 and dial up internet if it meant the planet was like it was back then Gulf War 1. Genocide and Civil War in Yugoslavia. The first bombing of the World Trade Centre. The bombing of Manchester City Centre. OK........it wasn't all bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 20 minutes ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: Gulf War 1. Genocide and Civil War in Yugoslavia. The first bombing of the World Trade Centre. The bombing of Manchester City Centre. OK........it wasn't all bad. So were the 70s and 80s shit then because there was bombings then? Bit of an odd reason to highlight that the 90s were shit when there has been human disasters in every erA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) Sometimes when I read a novel the story can feel like one of my memories I think dreams, memories, and stories can all feel very similar, as they're all kind of a mix of memory and imagination. Edited January 24, 2023 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 24, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2023 1 hour ago, MakemineVanilla said: I would agree with your sentiments because things could easily turn out worse. Stephen Fry wrote a book called Making History, where the characters went back in time and killed Hitler; the result was that someone more crafty took his place and decided not persecute the Jews, but got them to develop the atomic bomb, which the new guy used to nuke everyone. Yep. I think there have to be some conditions attached to this thought experiment. I'm pretty happy where I am, but if I could just tweak a few details here and there, and guarantee I'd end up back here with a few extra good memories, of course I'd go for it. But if we're talking butterfly's wing theory, where everything could change unpredictably, then no, not worth the risk. I think it would only be worth it if your life was so bad you had nothing to lose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 36 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: So were the 70s and 80s shit then because there was bombings then? Bit of an odd reason to highlight that the 90s were shit when there has been human disasters in every erA Either you missed the joke or it was a rubbish joke. I was suggesting that blowing up Manchester was a positive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 24, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: Gulf War 1. Genocide and Civil War in Yugoslavia. The first bombing of the World Trade Centre. The bombing of Manchester City Centre. OK........it wasn't all bad. You forgot the IRA mortar attack on 10 Downing St The Warrington bombing Baltic Exchange bomb Bishopsgate Bomb Docklands Bomb Yeah 90s all the way baby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icouldtelltheworld Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 41 minutes ago, mjmooney said: I think it would only be worth it if your life was so bad you had nothing to lose. Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 46 minutes ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: Either you missed the joke or it was a rubbish joke. I was suggesting that blowing up Manchester was a positive. Ah ok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 1 hour ago, bickster said: You forgot the IRA mortar attack on 10 Downing St Again.........not all bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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