Would you pick the red or blue pill?

[mjr]

This is an interesting question. Some of it, I think, comes down to paradoxes.

Because see, nowhere in the initial question does it say your life would turn out the same if you went back to being 10. Because reflecting on that, you may make different decisions, thus altering "the future", and changing what you "know". Maybe you ask out that cute girl/guy that you always wanted to, and that leads to something different. Maybe you make a different choice about a sport, or a class to take, or any number of other things.

Another thing to ponder: If you could, based on the above, go back to being 10 with what you know now, you would also have knowledge and ideas that others wouldn't (i.e. FaceBook), and therefore the idea would be "yours", and you could make the money, and so you wouldn't really need to take the other pill and wake up at 45 with $50 million.

Definitely an interesting question to ponder.

[Seanette]

'Take the Red Pill and restart your life at age 10 with all the knowledge you have now.
Or take the Blue Pill and jump to 45 years old with $50 million in the bank.'

I'd be jumping back in time anyway, since I'm almost 48.

Definitely blue pill. Lifetime financial security, don't have to relive the hell of an adolescence of being the school outcast and coming home to a violent alcoholic mother.

[Arcus]

I'd go Blue. I'm 45 now and I hated when I was 10.

[MoonCat]

Blue. The red sounds great, but a 10 year old with the knowledge of a 60 year old who's been through a lot of grief would be a basket case.

I'd go back to 45 with $10 mil, sure. I'd quit my job, because even 15 years ago I could see what was coming, job wise.

[Dreamstalker]

If I'd be starting "over" at age 10 in 1989, then red pill it is. There's a lot of personal stuff that I wish I handled differently, and some aspects of middle/high school/that part of life that I wouldn't mind repeating (I'd not do some stupid shit I did and and do smart shit I should have done). If I fixed what I did wrong, I'd probably have that money anyway (or enough to make me comfortable with things) by 45.

Age 10 now? No way. Blue pill in that case. Kids are cruel, much worse than I remember at that age.

[morgana]

Either way, I'd be getting younger . . .

If I could start life over at ten years old in 1961, knowing what I know now? There are so many things I'd do differently. I might even have that $50M by age 45. Red.

If I was starting over at age 10 NOW? No way. Blue it is.

[EricKei]

Exactly what dawnfire said. <copy> <paste>

[Aria]

That's actually a tough question. I think I'd take the red pill. While my childhood sucked I'm very sure I could do better with the knowledge I have and in one particular way, I could DEFINITELY do better. My whole life would be different.

On the other hand, I'm 39 now and my life is pretty nice... the blue pill looks tempting...

[Ironclad Alibi]

I would take the red pill.

If it was time travel back to 1958 with all I now know the possibilities are endless. And 50 million by the time I turned 45 would be a cakewalk. Not to mention gaining another 59 years of life.

If it was just reset the age and still be in the present day, all of my knowledge would give me a every big edge on dealing with people and circumstances since I wouldn't have to be learning all that stuff all over again. Did I mention the part about another 59 years of life?

By the way, what flavors are they?

[greek_jester]

Tough choice. Is $50,000,000 worth losing 5 years on my life? Also, some of the health and financial problems I'm having now (and have happened in my family) could be avoided if I went back in time to when I was 10 years old as opposed to stayed now and became 10 years old. Clarification needed, op! Are we talking time travel or de-aging?

[KuariKaydrith]

I'd take the blue pill. I'll be 45 in October anyway so it's not that huge of a jump for me. Besides, my childhood truly sucked and I'd rather not have to go through that all over again.

[dawnfire]

I'd take the blue pill . I'd only be 2 years older but richer. besides I don't want to be 10 again, that was one of the toughest periods of my life.

[Racket_Man]

Yeah with me it would depend on going back to the 10 years old (with LOTS of knowledge in 1970) HHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMM that might be tempting going back to

10 years old in 2017 (even with all of the knowledge) NO FRIGGIN WAY I could handle the stuff back then BUT NOW with phones the internet, social media cable TV NOPE.

Jump back 12 years to 45 and have $50 million that would be a VERY VERY nice thing
Become 45 again in 2017 w/$50 mil yeah very doable.

[Trixie]

Well, I'd take the blue pill for sure. I wouldn't mind going back 4 years (damn it I'm not ready for AARP!) and the money would solve my problems. I could quit my job and move someplace else. And since this is fantasy I'm going to question any of the legalities of how I ended up with that money.

[notalwaysright]

Would I literally go back in time, or would I reset to age 10 in 2017? If I went back to when I was ten, in 1996, then the Red Pill. If I was 10 in 2017 then the Blue Pill. I have no interest in being a child now. But if I had all my knowledge in 1996 I'd invest in stuff like Amazon.