My concern in a time loop would be that I don't know the end conditions. What if the day I decide to go all GTA is also the day I happen to fulfill whatever causes me to break the loop? That would suck, though maybe it's also moral comeuppance?
I think that would be an interesting time loop story: it starts off played straight, normal time loop hijinks, but 45 minutes in the time loop abruptly ends, and the protag has to contend with their actions in the most recent loop, the actions they thought would have no long term consequences.
For me, after probably a couple of loops and using the assumption that I'm retaining my memories of each loop, I would jump to stage 4 without hesitation. I would be using the day to firstly map out people's routines like Bill Murray does in Groundhog Day, then once that's done, set about trying to make as many people's days as good as it could be.
I would have zero desire to inflict pain or suffering on people. I've never like GTA as a game. So I wouldn't be robbing Banks, running down kids and little old ladies in a psychological rampage as I would hate to have those memories of seeing people's pain and terror burned into my psyche... yeah nah.
This us why Bill Murray's character becomes a minor God to the township. He not only improves his own life, but uplifts everyone else's around him.
And that, to me, is clse to heaven I think you could get.
My concern in a time loop would be that I don't know the end conditions. What if the day I decide to go all GTA is also the day I happen to fulfill whatever causes me to break the loop? That would suck, though maybe it's also moral comeuppance?
I think that would be an interesting time loop story: it starts off played straight, normal time loop hijinks, but 45 minutes in the time loop abruptly ends, and the protag has to contend with their actions in the most recent loop, the actions they thought would have no long term consequences.
Nice essay and fun thought experiment.
For me, after probably a couple of loops and using the assumption that I'm retaining my memories of each loop, I would jump to stage 4 without hesitation. I would be using the day to firstly map out people's routines like Bill Murray does in Groundhog Day, then once that's done, set about trying to make as many people's days as good as it could be.
I would have zero desire to inflict pain or suffering on people. I've never like GTA as a game. So I wouldn't be robbing Banks, running down kids and little old ladies in a psychological rampage as I would hate to have those memories of seeing people's pain and terror burned into my psyche... yeah nah.
This us why Bill Murray's character becomes a minor God to the township. He not only improves his own life, but uplifts everyone else's around him.
And that, to me, is clse to heaven I think you could get.
Calling Bill Murray and Andy Samberg relatively attractive is wildly generous 🤣
By Hollywood standards, they're not. But normal human standards? 🤷🏼♂️
I guess I just like blondes 😆
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