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[bloodisthicker]

I'm not certain how common a problem this is, really, but I'm curious about something.

Say you've encountered someone from your world's future, and you find out your own life goes... off the rails, so to speak, for reasons that are largely your fault and that you'd likely have the ability to change. Do you think there's any actual chance for us to change our fates based on that information? Or are we simply... stuck like this.

...I really have no idea if this is a philosophical question or if anyone has actual answers. Either way, I'd imagine I'm not the only person having this issue.

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[winepouring]

I've wondered this as well. An acquaintance of mine recently arrived and told me that he could tell I wasn't from the same time as him with just a glance. On top of that, he refuses to tell me the reason why. Isn't that ominous? Something definitely happened, and it couldn't have been good. If it were, why the secrecy?

I suppose that doesn't really answer your question, but when I asked him why he wouldn't tell me, he told me that even if he did, nothing would change; it was too clear to him that we must not remember our time here. I don't think that's necessarily true, though. There's strange magic at play here already. What's to say we can't retain our memories and make use of them when we return?

Your fate is decided by yourself, isn't it? So if we know something will happen and why, we can at least try to avoid what would be inevitable. If you yourself are the cause of whatever happens in your future, then you should absolutely be able to change it!

[bloodisthicker]

Well, that seems supremely unhelpful of your acquaintance. Mine were almost too happy to tell me what I could look forward to, so I actually know what I could do, but... really, I don't see the point in assuming nothing will change. Unless you end up dealing with some sort of illness or something that you couldn't actually avoid, which... well, I suppose that would be understandable, but it still seems somewhat maddening.