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[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago

And as time goes on, you'll get younger and younger, until the doctor has to shove you into your mother..

You're welcome, I'll be here all week.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 17 points 3 months ago

As time goes by, you'll forget more and more, until you lose the ability to speak, object permanence, your mother's face, and the ability to focus your eyes - at all.

If there's any part of you that's aware of this process, it would be terrible. The worst part about having Alzheimer's, my father-in-law once told me, was being aware that he used to be more; that he couldn't remember things, but that he could remember once being able to remember them. I think it was a small blessing when he moved past that stage, and was merely angry and frightened at a world he just couldn't understand anymore.

Wait... what were we taking about? Reverse-birth? You know, many civilizations didn't consider children real people until they were a couple of years old. Before that, they were just dumb animals with some potential; perfectly legal to kill. An adult horse has more self-awareness than a 1 y/o. By the time the doctor's shoving you back where you came from, you're barely human anymore.

I can't wait to see the angry downvotes on this one.

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

That's just it though, the doctors wouldn't be shoving you back where you came from, they'd just be shoving you where you belong. In a reverse time world, people initially come from the graveyard...

[-] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 3 months ago

Good point, Mr(s) Reverse-Time-Lawyer!

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