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Two-time Prometheus award-winning hard science fiction author. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005JPPMS6  Learn how to homestead https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093BC3K1T 

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    1. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Franz Fakka

      22/ This is a good point, but OTOH, time as a child ... and under the restrictions of a child ... was / would be kind of hellish. Stuck in the suburbs, with no money, no transportation, no adult conversation, bedtime, homework ... ergh.https://twitter.com/FakkaFranz/status/1288228896077422592 …

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      Franz Fakka @FakkaFranz
      Replying to @MorlockP
      another thing, why is everyone so fixated on making the 50 mil back at age ten you literally get gifted TIME a second childhood Does noone see the value? The bet is to be able to make 50 mil until you're 45 with hindsight. if you can do that, always red pill. Easy choice...
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    2. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Franz Fakka

      23/ * this ignores the "grind" point I've made like 100 (well, OK, 20) times above * this ignores the "actually, it's kinda tricky to make $50M even if you know the future" point I've also made over and over.https://twitter.com/FakkaFranz/status/1288229260059193344 …

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      Franz Fakka @FakkaFranz
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      fucking feds it doesnt matter because you will grow up eventually. if you can beat the 50 mil by 45, you already outperformed the blue pill, and id argue that you easily can
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    3. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Franz Fakka

      24/ gosh, if only I'd considered this possibility in the threadhttps://twitter.com/FakkaFranz/status/1288231164952686592 …

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      Franz Fakka @FakkaFranz
      Replying to @MorlockP
      its not tricky at all say you turn 18, get a shitty job, make 1k within the year saved up. all you need is to abuse exponential growth of good investments to turn it into 50 mil you'll find some sort of set of investments every decade to be able to do that + gained 35 years
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    4. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Dr. This Little Piggy BsD

      25/ bingohttps://twitter.com/woodyspigroasts/status/1288231722207805440 …

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      Dr. This Little Piggy BsD @woodyspigroasts
      Replying to @MorlockP
      This is just like the recent post asking what you would do if you transported 2000 years ago with all knowledge. People are like "I'd build an electric motor" or "I'd teach people to can food" Sure you would.
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    5. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

      26/ And I've played that mental game, too. First off, the electric motor is far too tricky, especially without electricity to power it. Let's do something simple - a steam engine. First, build a machinist's metal lathe. And build the patterns that the foundrymen will cast

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    6. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

      27/ So, you arrive penniless in 1750 or 200 AD or whatever. First, get a job...as a day laborer. WHEW, LADS.

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    7. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

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      28/ Yep, that's the other aspect. I hope back to age 10, and my now-wife is 8 years old and 1,000 miles away. Does one arrange to "meet" the future spouse at age 18? Now you're kind of a creepy 60 yo in an 18 yo's body ... and if you met at 30 or 40.. https://twitter.com/Unendedquest/status/1288232260102049793 …

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    8. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

      29/ ...do you even have much to say to her? Most of what made her her are experiences, things learned, things read, etc AFTER that age. Basically, your family is dead and gone, lost in the timeline. REEEEEEEE

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    9. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Franz Fakka

      30/ oh, yeah, hmm, that is a good point I should have dug into this in the thread abovehttps://twitter.com/FakkaFranz/status/1288232557579046912 …

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      Franz Fakka @FakkaFranz
      Replying to @MorlockP
      man, the entire bet is being able to reach 50 million within 35 years of being ten, you can start at 18 so you have 27 years. 27 years and all you need to do is press "buy" and "sell" at predetermined times that you already know about..... what you gain is 35 years of time itself
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    10. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Zombie Claude Rains

      31/ yeah ... you're basically friendless until you get a job and meet coworkers ...and even if you have a lot in common with the 50 yo curmudeon 3 cubes over, he's going to see you as a kid and not gonna be your bff it's a hard lonely life ...https://twitter.com/ZombieClaudeR/status/1288233632461492224 …

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      Zombie Claude Rains @ZombieClaudeR
      Replying to @ZombieClaudeR @MorlockP
      Then consider all the non-family important to you. The person who was your closest friend through you teens would probably be intolerable to your middle-aged mind. Relations in general would be difficult, having to constantly pretend to not know how every story ends.
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      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

      32/ and this "friendlessness" gets back to "the grind" that I keep talking about. I ALREADY DID "ten years with no friends" once in my life; not really eager to do it again.

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        2. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

          ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Stephen Burr

          33/ In Rewrite, by Benford, the character who reads STRONGLY as Mary Sue Benford, 60 yo in a 17 yo body, goes ahead and bangs his 17 yo crush like a church bell in a hurricane. It was ... uh ... uncomfortable to read.https://twitter.com/cicero418/status/1288235991589965825 …

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          Stephen Burr @cicero418
          Replying to @MorlockP
          Ugh, yes, this. By the time I'd get to 14 and really started noticing girls (and noticing *them* noticing *me*), I would mentally be about 52. Why, that's not pervy at all! There were a couple of hot middle school teachers, though...
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        3. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

          ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Señor Bob

          34/ YEEEEEP Stock trades used to be super expensive. $50 fee c. 1985 is $120 today, inflation adjusted. Have $2k to invest in this time travel scenario? Lost 5% off the top. PLUS a wide bid-ask spread! https://www.businessinsider.com/historical-trading-commissions-2014-3 …https://twitter.com/Bobthewelding1/status/1288236623000408065 …

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          Señor Bob @Bobthewelding1
          Replying to @MorlockP
          $30-50???? What the hell?
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        4. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

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          35/ Yep. As I suggested upthread, I think that indy writing is the way to go. Standard quality in RPGs, novels, etc. c. 1981 wasn't that high. I could compete well. Buy desktop publishing software and a Mac c. 1985 ... https://twitter.com/crybx/status/1288237282596593666 …

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        5. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

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          36/ health is a good point, too keto + gym from age 13 or whatever would be amazing https://twitter.com/crybx/status/1288237831513612288 …

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        6. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

          ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Misha. Angel Investor, Photographer, Shitposter

          37/ yeah, I'm sure that there are TONS of 50:1 bets (literal sports bets, but also shorting stocks, going deep on margin and buying for 1-day pops, etc.) out there I'm implicitly playing the game with the rule "no time to research and memorize"https://twitter.com/drethelin/status/1288239426104156160 …

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          Misha. Angel Investor, Photographer, Shitposter @drethelin
          Replying to @MorlockP
          If you have time to prepare high odds betting like was suggested earlier is the fastest way to make money, but you can make billions more by memorizing important tech advances in various fields and founding companies/filing patents, but nothing avoids the 8+ years of grinding.
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        7. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

          ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Cristiona

          38/ yeah, is the dress blue or white? there are two different ways to play the game; I read it as "back to 1981", but you can play it the other wayhttps://twitter.com/Cristiona/status/1288240303858753541 …

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          Cristiona @Cristiona
          Replying to @MorlockP
          But it's not going back in time to when you were ten. I read it as starting over at 10 (with current knowledge) in current year. Going back to 1987 might be tempting, but being 10 in 2020? No way in hell. I'll sacrifice 2 years for 10mil.
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        8. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

          ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted J.A. Sutherland SciFi Books

          39/ If I had to come back as a 10 year old in 2020 USA, I suppose I could write novels after school and launch them via Kickstarter / KDP ... 🤔https://twitter.com/JASutherlandBks/status/1288241218477084673 …

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          J.A. Sutherland SciFi Books @JASutherlandBks
          This becomes more of a question. Back to when you were 10, or some random 10-year old today? In what circumstances? In what country? Fuck that, I'll take the 45/$45m https://twitter.com/MorlockP/status/1288240733141573633 …
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        9. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

          ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Tyler DIR DIN

          40/ Have thought about this. I ABSOLUTELY could not rewrite it from memory. I could write a SIMILAR book, but ... man...I don't know if I ** COULD ** By which I mean, I've already written it 6 times (drafts), and the magic is gone, in the sense that >https://twitter.com/SquaresToCubes/status/1288242937818517504 …

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          Tyler DIR DIN @SquaresToCubes
          Replying to @MorlockP
          if you did this, knew tPotE would win again if you wrote it again: - could you rewrite it from memory? - assuming you could, or close enough to qualify, would you be willing to? - assuming you would, would you be able to resist tweaking it, if that might lose it the prometheus?
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        10. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

          41/ the absolute burning compulsion to tell this story, right, and well ... has already been shorted to ground. It was already a massive uphill task to write 1,300 pages an accomplish what I wanted to ... WHEN THERE WAS A FIRE IN MY BELLY. Whew.

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        11. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 28 Jul 2020

          ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted N

          42/ I know. I addressed it 10 or 20 tweets above.https://twitter.com/magilnick/status/1288251140635627522 …

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          N @magilnick
          Replying to @MorlockP
          ‘Replay’ by Ken Grimwood is a very good take on this question.
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