▲ 809 ▼ What would you do with a second chance? (thelemmy.club) submitted 5 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/curatedtumblr@sh.itjust.works 179 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mtpender@piefed.social 69 points 5 months ago (13 children) Me: "Oh God! OH FUCK! I can't do all this again!" permalink fedilink source hideshow 13 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 months ago (11 children) Aside from doing it all over, can you imagine the horror of having all the skills, memory and mind of a fully mature person trapped in the body of a baby? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] mtpender@piefed.social 13 points 5 months ago (4 children) Can you imagine knowing that when you hit 35 you have a brain injury due to an A.V. malformation, almost die, wake up in hospital, become permanently disabled and have to learn to walk again? ...Yeah... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (2 children) Audio Video malformations must be awful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago It's Adult Video malformation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mtpender@piefed.social 3 points 5 months ago From Google: "A brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare, abnormal tangle of blood vessels connecting arteries and veins, bypassing normal brain tissue. It typically forms before birth and can cause seizures, headaches, or neurological issues, though many are asymptomatic until they rupture, causing a dangerous brain hemorrhage." permalink fedilink source parent [–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago ONLY if you do things the exact same way again? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 5 points 5 months ago (5 children) having all the skills, memory and mind of a fully mature person trapped in the body of a baby Trapped? I'd not be able to contain myself, and would speak, and ambulate, immediately... wowing people to such a spectacle... a talking dancing baby, who can espouse advanced philosophical notions, challenge people to reflect on their epistemology, and even warn of crooked ploys put upon the world. ... Oh dear... I did not want to become a religious icon. I'm presuming the baby continues to grow up normally, and is not an eternal baby-body prison... and that "all the skills" includes psyche-motor skills. ... And best of both worlds, able to learn like a baby too, vividly retaining near everything, contrast to old-man brain (where decades of toxin accumulation and stress have impaired neurogenesis and learning capacity). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (4 children) I'd not be able to contain myself, and would speak, and ambulate, immediately You might know how to speak with an adult's vocal chords, or to walk with an adult's body. I doubt you'd be able to do either with a tiny baby's body. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 point 5 months ago (3 children) A reminder: You have retained all your skills and memory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) Yes, and as an adult I have no idea how to walk around as a baby, speak with a baby's vocal chords, etc. The only body I'm used to using is my current adult body. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) A reminder: You have retained all your skills and memory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works -1 points 5 months ago Yes, and as an adult I have no idea how to walk around as a baby, speak with a baby's vocal chords, etc. The only body I'm used to using is my current adult body. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago It's Groundhog Day Life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 months ago (11 children) Aside from doing it all over, can you imagine the horror of having all the skills, memory and mind of a fully mature person trapped in the body of a baby? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] mtpender@piefed.social 13 points 5 months ago (4 children) Can you imagine knowing that when you hit 35 you have a brain injury due to an A.V. malformation, almost die, wake up in hospital, become permanently disabled and have to learn to walk again? ...Yeah... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (2 children) Audio Video malformations must be awful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago It's Adult Video malformation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mtpender@piefed.social 3 points 5 months ago From Google: "A brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare, abnormal tangle of blood vessels connecting arteries and veins, bypassing normal brain tissue. It typically forms before birth and can cause seizures, headaches, or neurological issues, though many are asymptomatic until they rupture, causing a dangerous brain hemorrhage." permalink fedilink source parent [–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago ONLY if you do things the exact same way again? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 5 points 5 months ago (5 children) having all the skills, memory and mind of a fully mature person trapped in the body of a baby Trapped? I'd not be able to contain myself, and would speak, and ambulate, immediately... wowing people to such a spectacle... a talking dancing baby, who can espouse advanced philosophical notions, challenge people to reflect on their epistemology, and even warn of crooked ploys put upon the world. ... Oh dear... I did not want to become a religious icon. I'm presuming the baby continues to grow up normally, and is not an eternal baby-body prison... and that "all the skills" includes psyche-motor skills. ... And best of both worlds, able to learn like a baby too, vividly retaining near everything, contrast to old-man brain (where decades of toxin accumulation and stress have impaired neurogenesis and learning capacity). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (4 children) I'd not be able to contain myself, and would speak, and ambulate, immediately You might know how to speak with an adult's vocal chords, or to walk with an adult's body. I doubt you'd be able to do either with a tiny baby's body. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 point 5 months ago (3 children) A reminder: You have retained all your skills and memory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) Yes, and as an adult I have no idea how to walk around as a baby, speak with a baby's vocal chords, etc. The only body I'm used to using is my current adult body. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) A reminder: You have retained all your skills and memory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works -1 points 5 months ago Yes, and as an adult I have no idea how to walk around as a baby, speak with a baby's vocal chords, etc. The only body I'm used to using is my current adult body. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mtpender@piefed.social 13 points 5 months ago (4 children) Can you imagine knowing that when you hit 35 you have a brain injury due to an A.V. malformation, almost die, wake up in hospital, become permanently disabled and have to learn to walk again? ...Yeah... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (2 children) Audio Video malformations must be awful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago It's Adult Video malformation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mtpender@piefed.social 3 points 5 months ago From Google: "A brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare, abnormal tangle of blood vessels connecting arteries and veins, bypassing normal brain tissue. It typically forms before birth and can cause seizures, headaches, or neurological issues, though many are asymptomatic until they rupture, causing a dangerous brain hemorrhage." permalink fedilink source parent [–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago ONLY if you do things the exact same way again? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (2 children) Audio Video malformations must be awful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago It's Adult Video malformation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mtpender@piefed.social 3 points 5 months ago From Google: "A brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare, abnormal tangle of blood vessels connecting arteries and veins, bypassing normal brain tissue. It typically forms before birth and can cause seizures, headaches, or neurological issues, though many are asymptomatic until they rupture, causing a dangerous brain hemorrhage." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago It's Adult Video malformation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mtpender@piefed.social 3 points 5 months ago From Google: "A brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare, abnormal tangle of blood vessels connecting arteries and veins, bypassing normal brain tissue. It typically forms before birth and can cause seizures, headaches, or neurological issues, though many are asymptomatic until they rupture, causing a dangerous brain hemorrhage." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago ONLY if you do things the exact same way again? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 5 points 5 months ago (5 children) having all the skills, memory and mind of a fully mature person trapped in the body of a baby Trapped? I'd not be able to contain myself, and would speak, and ambulate, immediately... wowing people to such a spectacle... a talking dancing baby, who can espouse advanced philosophical notions, challenge people to reflect on their epistemology, and even warn of crooked ploys put upon the world. ... Oh dear... I did not want to become a religious icon. I'm presuming the baby continues to grow up normally, and is not an eternal baby-body prison... and that "all the skills" includes psyche-motor skills. ... And best of both worlds, able to learn like a baby too, vividly retaining near everything, contrast to old-man brain (where decades of toxin accumulation and stress have impaired neurogenesis and learning capacity). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (4 children) I'd not be able to contain myself, and would speak, and ambulate, immediately You might know how to speak with an adult's vocal chords, or to walk with an adult's body. I doubt you'd be able to do either with a tiny baby's body. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 point 5 months ago (3 children) A reminder: You have retained all your skills and memory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) Yes, and as an adult I have no idea how to walk around as a baby, speak with a baby's vocal chords, etc. The only body I'm used to using is my current adult body. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) A reminder: You have retained all your skills and memory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works -1 points 5 months ago Yes, and as an adult I have no idea how to walk around as a baby, speak with a baby's vocal chords, etc. The only body I'm used to using is my current adult body. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (4 children) I'd not be able to contain myself, and would speak, and ambulate, immediately You might know how to speak with an adult's vocal chords, or to walk with an adult's body. I doubt you'd be able to do either with a tiny baby's body. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 point 5 months ago (3 children) A reminder: You have retained all your skills and memory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) Yes, and as an adult I have no idea how to walk around as a baby, speak with a baby's vocal chords, etc. The only body I'm used to using is my current adult body. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) A reminder: You have retained all your skills and memory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works -1 points 5 months ago Yes, and as an adult I have no idea how to walk around as a baby, speak with a baby's vocal chords, etc. The only body I'm used to using is my current adult body. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 point 5 months ago (3 children) A reminder: You have retained all your skills and memory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) Yes, and as an adult I have no idea how to walk around as a baby, speak with a baby's vocal chords, etc. The only body I'm used to using is my current adult body. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) A reminder: You have retained all your skills and memory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works -1 points 5 months ago Yes, and as an adult I have no idea how to walk around as a baby, speak with a baby's vocal chords, etc. The only body I'm used to using is my current adult body. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) Yes, and as an adult I have no idea how to walk around as a baby, speak with a baby's vocal chords, etc. The only body I'm used to using is my current adult body. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) A reminder: You have retained all your skills and memory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works -1 points 5 months ago Yes, and as an adult I have no idea how to walk around as a baby, speak with a baby's vocal chords, etc. The only body I'm used to using is my current adult body. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) A reminder: You have retained all your skills and memory. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] merc@sh.itjust.works -1 points 5 months ago Yes, and as an adult I have no idea how to walk around as a baby, speak with a baby's vocal chords, etc. The only body I'm used to using is my current adult body. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works -1 points 5 months ago Yes, and as an adult I have no idea how to walk around as a baby, speak with a baby's vocal chords, etc. The only body I'm used to using is my current adult body. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago It's Groundhog Day Life. permalink fedilink source parent