Absolutely. Who is this older man and why is he talking to 13 year olds? Sounds like a pea da file. Now that I think about it, Doc's relationship with Marty never made sense.
Time isn’t linear. There is no paradox due to the many worlds theory. Aka the Everett-Wheeler model. So by that theory, you could talk to yourself without changing the future on that specific timeline.
Assuming I would believe myself, then yes. I would tell myself that I would go through some really tough years, and would have more responsibility thrust upon me at a young age than most people, but things turn out really good.
My thirteen year old self would be ecstatic if present day me was able to travel back in time. As a back to the future fanatic I literally daydreamed scenarios while looking out my classroom window.
Hoping I’d see some guy off in the distance, in his 40’s just standing there. Facial hair. Wearing a plaid shirt and a ball cap that I loved. I understood paradoxes even back then. All I’d want is a smile and a nod, like my future self saying exactly what I wanted to hear, because he remembered I wanted I hear it, that I needed to hear it. A nonverbal “hey kid, everything you got going on now, it’ll be alright. You’ll be happy.”
That moment never came, and even though I wish I could, I forged my own path. I wouldn’t want to change that.
At 13 I am being daily physically assaulted at school by other children and have given up on being able to solve the issue, so I am certain I could get my own attention and knowing I am from the future considering I know of past events and thoughts I haven't shared.
I'd inform about the health development in my family, telling what I now believe had to be done, e.g. in my dad's case it would be about properly documenting his symptoms so the hospital would have to believe us, and in my mom's case I'd share my suggestions about solutions, because at 13 I really lacked guidance in how I could influence things for a better future.
Then I'd also make it clear to myself that while the daily assaults may end within 3 years as school would be finished by then, apart from suggestions on how to deal with it now, I'd emphasize that I'm stuck in a system of expectations that does not have what I want included at all, meaning the life I dream about while I keep on waiting for the things I am not interested in being finished, so it is my turn to live life like I'd like, is not in the future by simply waiting for it, I have to go against what I have otherwise thoughts to be the right way to act, and actually make a claim for things I want before I'll accept in being part of things I am not interested in.
He didn't tell me, so I can't tell him. If I told him, he wouldn't go back and say the same things, as they wouldn't have been the same, because he would've known things making major changes.
What I'm saying is, paradoxes prohibit tome travel.
First and foremost, unless a fucking time lord schooled you in paradoxes and how time travel REALLY works, you don't 'know'. You're assuming X might happen if it works like Y, and testing shit is how you might get erased from the timeline, if that's easier than fixing your fuckups
And b, damage kinda done. The fuck am i gonna say, life sucked, the suicide attempts failed here's a gun?
Yeah... it's his fault I'm in this mess
I lost my older brother when I was 16 and he was 22. I can't imagine how things would have turned out if he was still around.
Sorry for your loss.
We'd never know how things would turn out if the loved ones we lost are still around.
My thirteen year old self already had too much shit going on, I wouldn't want to trouble him more.
Unfortunately I was already screwed by that age and it would have been too late to make any difference.
I agree.
Yeah, to quote Gaga, "Baby, I was born this way."
I don't think anyone's 13yo self would even listen. They would think you are a crazy person.
Absolutely. Who is this older man and why is he talking to 13 year olds? Sounds like a pea da file. Now that I think about it, Doc's relationship with Marty never made sense.
could i write a book and deliver it to myself i have so much to say.
Yes, write your book now. Maybe it's worth publishing and filmmakers would want your story.
Yes.
Yes. He should have known better.
It will be ok.
I absolutely would. Life was good at 13 and took a horrific downturn at 16. I would 100% warn myself.
I would merely say "don't forsake what you have and save money"
Time isn’t linear. There is no paradox due to the many worlds theory. Aka the Everett-Wheeler model. So by that theory, you could talk to yourself without changing the future on that specific timeline.
That you know of...
Sure. Because I really, really, had a huge glow up in my 20s and 30s.
Absolutely
No.
Goddamn right
Yes.
Married the wrong one of my sister's friend just stay away from them all. That and an old drunk couple sexualily assaulted me.
Sorry about your SA. 😢
Yeah and the 13 year old me wouldn't understand and would be puffed up saying that can't happen to a man.
Assuming I would believe myself, then yes. I would tell myself that I would go through some really tough years, and would have more responsibility thrust upon me at a young age than most people, but things turn out really good.
By 13 I had already fucked up bad.. need to go back to when I was 9.. but the 9 year old me wouldn't understand the consequences.
My thirteen year old self would be ecstatic if present day me was able to travel back in time. As a back to the future fanatic I literally daydreamed scenarios while looking out my classroom window.
Hoping I’d see some guy off in the distance, in his 40’s just standing there. Facial hair. Wearing a plaid shirt and a ball cap that I loved. I understood paradoxes even back then. All I’d want is a smile and a nod, like my future self saying exactly what I wanted to hear, because he remembered I wanted I hear it, that I needed to hear it. A nonverbal “hey kid, everything you got going on now, it’ll be alright. You’ll be happy.”
That moment never came, and even though I wish I could, I forged my own path. I wouldn’t want to change that.
No but maybe "study harder in school" sounds reasonable.
Treat your mother better
Absolutely I would make sure she jots down everything
Nope. My kids are too beautiful and the struggles made my into who I am. Just visit your grandma more often.
At 13 I am being daily physically assaulted at school by other children and have given up on being able to solve the issue, so I am certain I could get my own attention and knowing I am from the future considering I know of past events and thoughts I haven't shared.
I'd inform about the health development in my family, telling what I now believe had to be done, e.g. in my dad's case it would be about properly documenting his symptoms so the hospital would have to believe us, and in my mom's case I'd share my suggestions about solutions, because at 13 I really lacked guidance in how I could influence things for a better future.
Then I'd also make it clear to myself that while the daily assaults may end within 3 years as school would be finished by then, apart from suggestions on how to deal with it now, I'd emphasize that I'm stuck in a system of expectations that does not have what I want included at all, meaning the life I dream about while I keep on waiting for the things I am not interested in being finished, so it is my turn to live life like I'd like, is not in the future by simply waiting for it, I have to go against what I have otherwise thoughts to be the right way to act, and actually make a claim for things I want before I'll accept in being part of things I am not interested in.
I would tell her everything. The best thing I would tell her to do is have that baby and get that man in the trash asap
He didn't tell me, so I can't tell him. If I told him, he wouldn't go back and say the same things, as they wouldn't have been the same, because he would've known things making major changes.
What I'm saying is, paradoxes prohibit tome travel.
No. Temporal Prime Directive.
Yes so that I can prevent a mistake I make at 18.
No, for two reasons.
First and foremost, unless a fucking time lord schooled you in paradoxes and how time travel REALLY works, you don't 'know'. You're assuming X might happen if it works like Y, and testing shit is how you might get erased from the timeline, if that's easier than fixing your fuckups
And b, damage kinda done. The fuck am i gonna say, life sucked, the suicide attempts failed here's a gun?