If your life was the exact opposite of what it is now, would it be better or worse?

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Atramental said:
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I wish I was that cool.
 
Well... right now I am not blind, in a wheelchair, impotent, broke, in jail, or homeless. So... I'll stick with now, if it's all the same.
 
mysticwhip said:
My life would be way better.
excluding death.
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My life would be way worse. Actually, want to know something fucked up? Six years ago, my life was the EXACT opposite of what it is right now. I wasn't married, I was alone, I didn't have a job, I had a car that was repossesed, I couldn't open a bank account, my credit score was below 550, I was miserable and depressed ALL the time, and I was seriously considering ending it all. It's awesome what six years can do for you: own my own house, am married to the woman I have always wanted to be with, two cars that we own, good job, money to buy all kinds of random crap (which I don't, anyway), and I wake up every day wanting to embrace the day.
 
Alfarif said:
My life would be way worse. Actually, want to know something fucked up? Six years ago, my life was the EXACT opposite of what it is right now. I wasn't married, I was alone, I didn't have a job, I had a car that was repossesed, I couldn't open a bank account, my credit score was below 550, I was miserable and depressed ALL the time, and I was seriously considering ending it all. It's awesome what six years can do for you: own my own house, am married to the woman I have always wanted to be with, two cars that we own, good job, money to buy all kinds of random crap (which I don't, anyway), and I wake up every day wanting to embrace the day.
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Good for you, though sure there are some things that would be better if they were reversed.
 
hitsugi said:
this is tricky..

I'd be employed, done with school, out of debt, wealthy even.. but I would be unloved, single.. and probably paying for prostitutes and coke binges nightly.

perhaps I'd also be a serial killer and listen to huey lewis and the news
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I'm so sorry. You're life must really fucking blow.
 
Better, or worse, depends on how extreme a shift we're talking about. I've been fortunate, so it would suck to be unfortunate and living in squalor some third world country. Yet I'm unhappy and frustrated with my lack of direction and poor choices, and it would be nice to be happy for once and content with my life. Even with all the opportunity in the world, I've done all the wrong things (and had some unlucky breaks).
 
Now: Young, Clueless, unexperienced, student - unemployed, lazy, unmotivated



Opposite: Old but wise, experienced, active, motivated to achieve goals.


Yeah so better, i think.
 
It would be worse I gusess. The opposite of middle class is...well I guess middle class. I wouldn't be happy, I wouldn't get the chance to stick my weiner in random females, I wouldn't have my 360, and more importantly, I wouldn't have gaf :(
 
Now: Employed at a shitty restaurant job in the kitchen, possibly on academic probation or kicked out of Engineering at my university, living away from home, in great health, working out, paying off personal and student debts, lots of great friends.

Opposite: Unemployed, graduated with a B.Eng in Software Engineering and Game Design, living at home, overweight, inactive, in loads of personal and student debt, few friends.

Outside of nearly/completely failing out Engineering, my life is pretty fucking grand. It's interesting, but typing all of that out really put things in perspective. All I have to do is work my ass off in school again to earn a great average again and I'll be golden. (I've known this since early April though when I did poorly on most of my exams, however.)
 
PROS OF OPPOSITE DAC:
I'd be in love, and love people.
I'd be decently wealthy and out of debt.
I'd have high-paying job.
I'd be able to do crazy some crazy-awesome parkour shit, like that Asian on YouTube.
I'd live in a house, as opposed to apartment.
Opposite me would own a Segway.

CONS OF OPPOSITE DAC:
My real life persona would be fucking boring and awkward.
I'd pretty much be retarded.
I wouldn't be happy.
Said job would be really boring.
I would know, like, less than 5 people.
I'd hate music, food, humor, games, and tech.
Summer would be my favorite season.
I would probably enjoy really shitty coffee and beer.



FUCK opposite me. I'll stick with what I've got, thanks.
 
It'd be horrible in almost every way. And even if most won't admit it, it's probably the same for 99% of the people here. The change from living in one of the richest countries in the world to living in one of the poorest ones in the world alone...
 
I would be stupid uneducated healthy rich popular employed asshole who gets laid every night and has a place to live. I guess it would be better.
 
Let me list my imaginary opposite life:

- I´d be of normal weight
- self-confident
- be popular with everyone
- would be greatly successful, make career

Then again:

- I´d be one of those stupid sheep-people, not thinking
- I wouldnt be idealistic
- Phoney like the rest of society

Guess I prefer my miserable life that I have now.
 
I would be in pretty decent shape, good health, a social butterfly with lots of friends and be doing different chicks left and right. I would have gotten a really good paying job right out of high school without a college education.

I'd also be an asshole, enjoy whatever is popular, an alcoholic, very violent and jaded.

I guess so?
 
selig said:
Let me list my imaginary opposite life:

- I´d be of normal weight
- self-confident
- be popular with everyone
- would be greatly successful, make career

Then again:

- I´d be one of those stupid sheep-people, not thinking
- I wouldnt be idealistic
- Phoney like the rest of society

Guess I prefer my miserable life that I have now.
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i'd rather be opposite you, i have to say...you don't think it sounds more fun?
 
345triangle said:
i'd rather be opposite you, i have to say...you don't think it sounds more fun?
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Well, if there´s one thing im proud of, it´s my mind, my thoughts. So no, I´d never trade that for anything.
 
selig said:
Well, if there´s one thing im proud of, it´s my mind, my thoughts. So no, I´d never trade that for anything.
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Uh they'd still be your thoughts and mind. And that "sheep-people" comment already makes me think you'd really be better off with some more active social life. Tends to make you happier, more relaxed and accepting.
 
UFRA said:
Let's see...

I'd be unemployed, poor, but married.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

I'll stick with having a job, money, but being single.
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Hehe, same-ish situation, slightly different outlook.

Up until 2 weeks ago? My life would be much happier if I had listened to my heart 5 years ago rather than my head. Now? Well, The situation is the polar opposite, the only constant is the reason for the decision (Same person at that :P).

selig said:
Well, if there´s one thing im proud of, it´s my mind, my thoughts. So no, I´d never trade that for anything.
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Very true, I live, and shall die by my thoughts, my ideas, my mistakes and my achievements, and in reality, thinking about what ifs like this thread does will get you nowhere.
 
Stop It said:
thinking about what ifs like this thread does will get you nowhere.
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Sure. But this is a make-belief thread. Why not play along?

I would be a social person. And I would hate that.
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So you aren't a social person now, but would love social interaction?
 
It would have been dramaticaly diffrente.

Not better, not worst I guess, because my situation have a lot of pros but a lots of cons as well.
 
zoukka said:
Sure. But this is a make-belief thread. Why not play along?
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True, and if I told you that I hadn't been spending large parts of this week wishing that I could do back and do things differently I would be a horrific liar.

That said, I can't change things, but unlike most people I have a 2nd chance, so why should I be wishing for my life to be the opposite? Of course I'm the luckiest bastard in the world right now, and I wont stop others from wanting to think about their "what ifs" if they want to.
 
With today being mothers day, if I trade anything away in life to bring back my mom to life then I would do it. Therefore if that constitutes "making oppositie" it would certainly better.

Otherwise its a really hard question:

The Good

-- My dad is a successful banker who co founded a merchant bank where I'm from.
-- I go to an Ivy League University
-- I am happy with my physical appearance
-- I've had my fair share of attention from the female population

The Bad

-- The person whom I loved more than any other, my mom, passed away from cancer.
-- I really don't know what I want to do with my life, I plan on switching out of Engineering but I'm still relatively clueless...
-- I have a lot of repressed emotions from parent issues during childhood


Depending on the definition of opposite, I would trade my life away.
 
Considering the only aspect of my life I'm not happy with is my current lack of a love life (and even that is being adressed) I'd be much much worse of if my life was the opposite of what it now is.
 
Holy crap. I'd be a bit less attractive than most people; fairly unhealthy, and possibly in jail. I'd be working like a bastard in a miserable job, but though I'd have slightly more money than I need I would be unmarried and miserable. Yet I'd have kids to deal with. And to make matters worse, I would have a lousy PC and a tiny TV. I guess I'd also live in the opposite of Canada...Would that be America, Dubai, Georgia or Angola?
 
Let's see.

I'd be single.
I'd have a low wage job I hate.
I'd live in a terrible area in London.
I'd be underweight.
I'd have a cat.
I'd be a girl.
I'd be lesbian.
I'd dress to black.
I'd hate videogames.
I'd like punk music.


So, I'd be a punk music loving, fun hating, underweight lesbian single girl who dresses in black, working in a low paying job she hates in an awful area in London, and would need to worry about a cat.

I think I'll pass.
 
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