005. Text // my world is unaffected

[manufactured]

It's been some time since Retrospec has properly dropped some sort of identity crisis on us, though I suppose it's good to know that we're getting a bit more information out of them now than we were in the past; I'm in no way looking down on small favors and silver linings. Just the same, I wonder for the time being where that leaves us - I know I've asked a few of you about this in the past, and I'm sure that a fair amount of you have made your decisions regarding it since.

I suppose what I want to hear is your thoughts on these people you're receiving memories of, whether you consider them "you" or otherwise - do you still think of them as a separate person from yourself or do you consider them to be the same as "you", and why you've come to feel that way. I'm not going to argue for feeling one way or another on the matter, I'm just wondering how you've come to see these people that technically don't exist anymore.

Of course, if you reject this entire matter completely and just consider this to be an example of some corporate entity you hate ruining your life for no apparent reason, that's likewise fair.

I've formed my own views on this fairly recently; I tend to find it calming, having some sort of conclusion that I can accept as reasonably true for the time being. It's not always convenient, but it's calming.

Comments

[manufactured]

How do you mean...?

[frostythehitman]

it means some days it feels like it's just me and the only difference is it was all 70 years ago
and some days i actually remember to refer to him as HIM and not as ME
like
does it even MATTER if you did something on some other world or in some alternate past
or does it only start meaning anything once you start doing the same thing here and now

[manufactured]

...I suppose that depends on what was done, and what sort of consequences came of it.

I personally believe it matters, but my case is unusual with regards to what happened, I'm fairly sure.

[frostythehitman]

and what's that?

[manufactured]

"Terrible things on a global scale", to put it gently.

[frostythehitman]

[ oh cool so same hat ]

and you think that matters whether or not you personally did anything in this lifetime

[manufactured]

I do, yes.

[frostythehitman]

well that's bleak

[manufactured]

It is, and I acknowledge that. It's also part of why I'm not interested in truly arguing with anyone about it - it isn't a point of view that I'm going to sit here trying to force on others. If people come to that conclusion on their own, then so be it; if they don't, that's their choice based on an entirely fair assertion.

But it is what I've chosen for myself.

[frostythehitman]

and what IS the choice
what are you gonna actually do

[manufactured]

That element of it is more personal.

[frostythehitman]

[ on the one hand: yeah okay James can see how he wouldn't want to talk about that

on the other hand: screw you can't you see that some of us are trying to use you as a gauge for how to deal with our own past-life guilt???? how dare you ]

okay
fine
have fun doing whatever it is you're doing then