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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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If we remember our time here when we return, I don't see why you wouldn't be able to change things, at least a little. If those events were fated, then you arriving here, learning about your future, and resolving to do things differently this time around was also fated.

no reason you can't give it a shit
better that than just accepting you're doomed to be an asshole

I've been wondering about this, myself. If I have any chance to change the future, I want to take it.

But if I can't...then that means I'm fated to die before I can complete my life's goal, after foolishly trying to stop my rival and best friend from doing it himself.

[Hey look, it's your not!airbender friend with an obvious username.]

You can use that information to change how you live your life here.

I hope that simply learning of your future might grant you the chance to begin seeking the steps to change something untoward that may happen to you. I doubt it will be that easy, however.

In my world, such a power exists. The ability to change the future may come as a burden. Not everyone can wield it. It's dangerous.

I apparently die in my very recent future! And completely because of my own actions!

I don't think I particularly want to change things, though. If I do, then others die instead, and they have so much potential that I don't think I could make that call for my own sake. If you wanted to change it, however...You probably could. Assuming we don't go back home and promptly lose all of the lessons and memories from here!

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!

I know a thing or two about fate. I can tell you that it is what we make of it. If you wish to not see this future happen, simply do not take the actions leading to it. It is not difficult.

All one can do is try when the moment comes. If it comes.

But fate has a funny way of righting itself too.

man just try and be better if you're worried
some things don't change even if you're prepared or go really fucked
some Final Destination shit

Better than knowing people from the timeline where everything did get fixed and trying to avoid explaining to them how you trashed their nice cheerful future.

Edited (courier'd) 2019-09-22 21:07 (UTC)

guy from the future
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find out how my life goes off the rails
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largely my fault and i can change it
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as a literal fuckin time guy who went through this im going to say yes you can change it but as a literal fuckin time guy who went through this im going to say you might not want to
hear me out
shit gets real when you start fucking with the timelines enough where you might end up killing every one of your friends and need to prototype yourself into a fuckin bird to continue to survive
you dont want that
the guys miserable as fuck and just as insufferable which is more a self jab than anything else

if you got more details on what you think you gotta change or how big the change is gonna be i can help theoretically but i dont got no way to jump into timelines right now to check and sometimes that shit can be worse so i only got theoretical to help with

Even if we could, it would still entirely depend on if your decision can be reversed or rethought. And if such change is wise. You only get one chance and you have the power to make a different kind of wrong decision.

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