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You would still have the same age, gender, personality, skin color, etc. and you would be able to speak at least one local language and would know basic information of the era and place. Your family, social standing, and such would be randomly picked.

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[-] MudMan@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Don't get me wrong, you could also just materialize chained up to the bottom of a mine or in the middle of a war campaign lasting 40% of your lifespan and die in a week.

It's just since the premise doesn't say you get to refuse at least this way you'd have a good chance at just absolutely smashing it and maybe bypassing some of the real nasty stuff on the way to technological advancement.

[-] livus@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

@MudMan totally. Nowhere's completely safe. This kind of thought experiment is always going to be a numbers game.

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