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Just for fun. If you had a time machine and could make 3 trips, when & where would you go? What would you do? Who would you interact with?
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Connor Veenstra Honestly, I’d go back to colonial America and try to talk to as many founding fathers as I could. Not for any patriotic reasons, they just all seem like they were genuinely interesting people. Then I’d go 50 years into the future to see what did and didn’t end up in the history textbooks and see what their analysis was of early 21st century America. Then, finally, I’d go to the 60s because it really seemed like things were swinging back then and since I knew we were all going to survive I wouldn’t have to deal with the stress of atomic annihilation that everyone else did.
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Road Master I'm kinda torn on the founding fathers idea. It would be fascinating. But at the same time, they say you should never meet your heroes. I would got to the 50s. The 60s were a bit too psychedelic for me.
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Connor Veenstra I say 60s because I want to stay there and live the rest of my life then, the 70s, and 80s, so that’ll be the perfect point to hope in and enjoy everything.
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AutisticJester I would go to 1994 and warn my parents, to not let me get fat and encourage my life path as a stripper. Also, let them know that I have autism so I can get the help I need in school. Oh, I would definitely hug my grandmother while I'm there. I would check out the 1950s in my city because my white teacher didn't think racism was that bad in Louisiana at that time, my black relatives say otherwise. I have to think about that last trip.
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AutisticJester For my last trip, I want to go to the 1920s in New Orleans and explore the city. I want to learn Cajun French, Louisiana heritage and culture, try the food, and finally learn about voodoo.
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AutisticJester Omg, that would be fantastic. Let me know.
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David Rachau 100 years into the future, then 500 years in the future, and then 1000 years. I probably won't want to come back, but who knows. It will really depend on what I see in the previous times.
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Road Master Go to each and check out some history? Figure out when would be a cool time to live?
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David Rachau Yep.
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Road Master I like it.
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Julz I would go back to biblical times and I think it would be so cool. I would also go back to the 80’s just because I think it would be fun.
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Road Master For some reason, whenever I think of the 80s, the predominant image I have is just the color brown.
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Jace Bryan I think my first trip would be into the future to see what sort of life I'm capable of having by talking to my future self. I'm going to assume this is a "everything you're going to do, you've already done" type of time travel, btw. But I'd then travel into the past to meet the kind of people that aren't written about. I've always been curious, so that'd be my chance.
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Road Master Just average, everyday people? Find out what life was really like?
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Jace Bryan Yeah! I know I can google it or whatever, but a list of "Generally people did this and used these and wore that-" is not the same as seeing how people actively interacted with eachother and their surroundings. I wanna know what some random Richard was doing on a Thursday afternoon
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Road Master I'm actually with you on that one. If you go back far enough, like pre-20th century, there's quite a bit of stuff that we simply don't know. Most people didn't read or write. Many things about life simply weren't recorded. It was everyday life. Why would they? Generally speaking, before, oh sayyy, 200-300 years ago, only important events and people were recorded. At least with any frequency.
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Hannah Linder I would go 10 years in to my future to make sure I've gotten the husband and kids that I want bc if that isn't in my future I would alter my current plans
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Road Master Perfectly reasonable. I think most people would be tempted, given the option.
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Hannah Linder yeah, for good reason. that reminds me of the good part by Sophie cousens
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