What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail?

**Reincarnate** · 08-20-2012, 11:18 PM

EDIT: Rephrasing again for clarity:

The idea is that there are tons of things in life you don't do because you perceive them as being too risky. Let's say you had a time travel device. If you tried something and ****ed up, you could use the device and travel back to your "safe point" when everything was the way it was.

Basic example might be starting a business... maybe something you've avoided because you don't want to risk financial collapse. But say you try it and financial collapse occurs. No big deal -- just travel back to the safe point.

So, given that there'd be no permanent downside, what would you do?

What particular risk would you take, and why aren't you taking it now? Can you think of ways to reduce the risk?

Wayward Vagabond · 08-20-2012, 11:19 PM

everything

**Reincarnate** · 08-20-2012, 11:19 PM

Non-BS answers, pl0x.

**alloyus** · 08-20-2012, 11:20 PM

Do we just get this thing like a wish or do we actually have to work at it.

**Reincarnate** · 08-20-2012, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by alloyus

Do we just get this thing like a wish or do we actually have to work at it.

You'd have to actually work at it, but you do so knowing that you would not fail if you actually tried (say an oracle tells you, idk).

**alloyus** · 08-20-2012, 11:23 PM

Pshhh probably nothing out of the ordinary then. I don't normally go through life doing things thinking "I don't know why I'm doing this, I'm just gonna fail."

**Evascythe** · 08-20-2012, 11:23 PM

how is everything a bs answer
you didn't say "one thing"

**Hakulyte** · 08-20-2012, 11:24 PM

I would fail perfectly.

**Reincarnate** · 08-20-2012, 11:24 PM

There are plenty of things you don't do because you think there's too much risk involved / you might get hurt / you might lose everything / you might fail / you might get in trouble / etc.

So, let's pretend you're told that risk wouldn't exist if you actually tried something. What would you do?

EDIT: Are you guys seriously having trouble understanding what this question is asking???

**alloyus** · 08-20-2012, 11:26 PM

Win the lottery with an overall gain of 100x what I spent. There you go

**Emanresu13** · 08-20-2012, 11:27 PM

i don't think everything is a BS answer...

also what alloyus said, lottery winner. i'd want more than 100x though

**Evascythe** · 08-20-2012, 11:27 PM

the question was also open-ended
so what if i want to do more than one thing with a 100% chance of success
don't crush my dreams, rubix

**Netjet!** · 08-20-2012, 11:27 PM

Go for the girl that I want
Try scuba diving with sharks
Climb Mount Everest

There are a bunch more, but those would probably be my top 3.

Izzy · 08-20-2012, 11:29 PM

I would just live my life like I do now except I would never fail. Sounds good to me.

**Emanresu13** · 08-20-2012, 11:30 PM

also what Izzy said is good

oh maybe i wouldn't be such a follower

does that count

**Evascythe** · 08-20-2012, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izzy

I would just live my life like I do now except I would never fail. Sounds good to me.

yeah this
sounds good to me

**Emanresu13** · 08-20-2012, 11:31 PM

Reincarnate is gonna get pissed at us all

**Reincarnate** · 08-20-2012, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emanresu13

Reincarnate is gonna get pissed at us all

already lost my faith in people when they started posted anime characters as their serious responses in the ideal-chick thread XD

I should know better by now

justin_ator · 08-20-2012, 11:34 PM

Climb a mountain, start a business, start a successful thread on FFR (lol impossible), learn some seriously complicated shit like languages and stuff, pursue the girl I'm interested in, perhaps even commit some kind of crime just because it'd be something that not many people get to do and live on in their lives with. I guarantee I'd put more effort into minor things as well, as knowing I wouldn't fail if I tried would more than likely motivate me to a certain extent to do the things I want, rather than what I deem necessary in a lot of situations. I'd move. I'd start over most likely, even though I don't have much to live off of. If I couldn't fail, I wouldn't be concerned about stuff like that.

**foxfire667** · 08-20-2012, 11:35 PM

In all seriousness, if this actually happened I would probably be unable to do something I actually wanted for myself. I'd probably think like "win the lottery" or "somehow be good enough at SM to quad Dear Arch", but then I would feel like crap and ask for world peace or something of that nature.

I couldn't live with myself if I knew I wasted such an opportunity on myself alone. Unless of course I could learn magic and make anything I want occur (but that seems like it ruins the idea).

08-20-2012, 11:18 PM	#1
Reincarnate x'); DROP TABLE FFR;-- Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 6,332	What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail? EDIT: Rephrasing again for clarity: The idea is that there are tons of things in life you don't do because you perceive them as being too risky. Let's say you had a time travel device. If you tried something and **ed up, you could use the device and travel back to your "safe point" when everything was the way it was. Basic example might be starting a business... maybe something you've avoided because you don't want to risk financial collapse. But say you try it and financial collapse occurs. No big deal -- just travel back to the safe point. So, given that there'd be no permanent downside, what would you do? What particular risk would you take, and why aren't you taking it now? Can you think of ways to reduce the risk?** Last edited by Reincarnate; 08-20-2012 at 11:58 PM..

08-20-2012, 11:19 PM	#2
Wayward Vagabond Confirmed Heartbreaker Join Date: Jul 2012 Age: 35 Posts: 5,858	Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail? everything

08-20-2012, 11:19 PM	#3
Reincarnate x'); DROP TABLE FFR;-- Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 6,332	Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail? Non-BS answers, pl0x.

08-20-2012, 11:20 PM	#4
alloyus ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Massachusetts Age: 31 Posts: 3,268	Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail? Do we just get this thing like a wish or do we actually have to work at it. __________________ ^FFP_D0pey btw

08-20-2012, 11:23 PM	#6
alloyus ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Massachusetts Age: 31 Posts: 3,268	Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail? Pshhh probably nothing out of the ordinary then. I don't normally go through life doing things thinking "I don't know why I'm doing this, I'm just gonna fail." __________________ ^FFP_D0pey btw

08-20-2012, 11:24 PM	#8
Hakulyte the Haku Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 35 Posts: 4,519	Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail? I would fail perfectly.

08-20-2012, 11:26 PM	#10
alloyus ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Massachusetts Age: 31 Posts: 3,268	Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail? Win the lottery with an overall gain of 100x what I spent. There you go __________________ ^FFP_D0pey btw

08-20-2012, 11:27 PM	#13
Netjet! Sic itur ad astra Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ottawa, Canada Age: 30 Posts: 4,700	Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail? Go for the girl that I want Try scuba diving with sharks Climb Mount Everest There are a bunch more, but those would probably be my top 3. __________________ RIP Steve Van Ness <3

08-20-2012, 11:29 PM	#14
Izzy Snek Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Age: 34 Posts: 9,192	Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail? I would just live my life like I do now except I would never fail. Sounds good to me.

08-20-2012, 11:34 PM	#19
justin_ator 🥓<strong><span style="col Resident Overseer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kingsport, TN Posts: 7,648	Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail? Climb a mountain, start a business, start a successful thread on FFR (lol impossible), learn some seriously complicated shit like languages and stuff, pursue the girl I'm interested in, perhaps even commit some kind of crime just because it'd be something that not many people get to do and live on in their lives with. I guarantee I'd put more effort into minor things as well, as knowing I wouldn't fail if I tried would more than likely motivate me to a certain extent to do the things I want, rather than what I deem necessary in a lot of situations. I'd move. I'd start over most likely, even though I don't have much to live off of. If I couldn't fail, I wouldn't be concerned about stuff like that. __________________

08-20-2012, 11:35 PM	#20
foxfire667 The FFRchiver Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA Age: 30 Posts: 2,168	Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail? In all seriousness, if this actually happened I would probably be unable to do something I actually wanted for myself. I'd probably think like "win the lottery" or "somehow be good enough at SM to quad Dear Arch", but then I would feel like crap and ask for world peace or something of that nature. I couldn't live with myself if I knew I wasted such an opportunity on myself alone. Unless of course I could learn magic and make anything I want occur (but that seems like it ruins the idea). __________________ SM pack archiver \| 1.5 Billion Club \| Etterna Online: [Register]

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