If I went forward 10 years, I think it would just be sad. It'd be 10 less years with my family. My parents aren't young, and it'd kill me to wake up and see them approaching 70. My siblings would be older, their kids wouldn't even know who I am. At the same time, much wouldn't be different. I'd be completely fucked over, because I'd have no way of really going to college. I'd be entering the workforce 10 years late, and my life track could get completely derailed. Most people would have forgotten about me. My friends wouldn't want to see me, because they'd be 27 and wouldn't want to hang out with a 17 year old (they might try, but it would just be too difficult). The girl I'm talking to now will probably be married with kids, but whatever. Technology wouldn't have changed much. There's no breakthroughs projected for the next 10 years. My mind won't be blown. Really, it's a bunch of bullshit for no gain.
1,000 years would just be too far. Sure, we could be really advanced, but we might be too far for me. Look back 1,000 years. Our language was so different back then, that it'd be almost impossible to communicate with someone from there. Even if we had he ability to instantly translate and understand each other, culture would be entirely different. With the level of knowledge we'd have by then, social norms would be totally different. My colloquial terms and everyday phrases wouldn't carry over. I'd have to go through school all over again, because our understanding of the universe would be so augmented, that my current education might be totally wrong. I'd be the lowest rung on the social ladder, with no real way of assimilating. Also, with the way global warming is going, I might be stuck down here with just Wall-E to talk to. Either that, or a nuclear holocaust would have me walking into a Fallout type scenario.
If I go 100 years into the future, I'll be comfortable with the certainty that most of the people I knew have passed on. I won't have to watch them age as I stay young. I won't have to attend any funerals. I won't have to live with that sort of grief. At the same time, I could still communicate with people, catch up on advances quickly, and live a normal life. However, things won't be so advanced that I couldn't fathom them. I wouldn't have to go through the education system again. I would still fit in with most of the world, and continue on. It's really the only way I could really see myself choosing.
I'd have to pick 100 to save pain and risk.
If I went forward 10 years, I think it would just be sad. It'd be 10 less years with my family. My parents aren't young, and it'd kill me to wake up and see them approaching 70. My siblings would be older, their kids wouldn't even know who I am. At the same time, much wouldn't be different. I'd be completely fucked over, because I'd have no way of really going to college. I'd be entering the workforce 10 years late, and my life track could get completely derailed. Most people would have forgotten about me. My friends wouldn't want to see me, because they'd be 27 and wouldn't want to hang out with a 17 year old (they might try, but it would just be too difficult). The girl I'm talking to now will probably be married with kids, but whatever. Technology wouldn't have changed much. There's no breakthroughs projected for the next 10 years. My mind won't be blown. Really, it's a bunch of bullshit for no gain.
1,000 years would just be too far. Sure, we could be really advanced, but we might be too far for me. Look back 1,000 years. Our language was so different back then, that it'd be almost impossible to communicate with someone from there. Even if we had he ability to instantly translate and understand each other, culture would be entirely different. With the level of knowledge we'd have by then, social norms would be totally different. My colloquial terms and everyday phrases wouldn't carry over. I'd have to go through school all over again, because our understanding of the universe would be so augmented, that my current education might be totally wrong. I'd be the lowest rung on the social ladder, with no real way of assimilating. Also, with the way global warming is going, I might be stuck down here with just Wall-E to talk to. Either that, or a nuclear holocaust would have me walking into a Fallout type scenario.
If I go 100 years into the future, I'll be comfortable with the certainty that most of the people I knew have passed on. I won't have to watch them age as I stay young. I won't have to attend any funerals. I won't have to live with that sort of grief. At the same time, I could still communicate with people, catch up on advances quickly, and live a normal life. However, things won't be so advanced that I couldn't fathom them. I wouldn't have to go through the education system again. I would still fit in with most of the world, and continue on. It's really the only way I could really see myself choosing.