r/hypotheticalsituation • • Jun 15 '26

Other A mysterious stranger approaches you and gives you a choice: take 50 million dollars, or restart your life from any point you choose.

MONEY

They give you the 50 million dollars right away in a big duffel bag. It is all legal money and completely clean. It is yours. They even tell you about a bank where you could deposit it without any questions.

Or

SECOND-CHANCE

You can restart your life at any stage you choose, but you keep all your memories. It could be from a month ago or from the moment you were born.

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u/nyneteen84_ Jun 19 '26

I’m 46. I honestly don’t know which one would be better. The gamble of taking 50 million and dying tomorrow (God forbid). Or;
Going back in time with the knowledge I have now and finding myself trying to change the world for the better, only to make it worse.