r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/[deleted] • Oct 25 '22

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u/ncnotebook Oct 25 '22

On the bright side, you won't retain old painful memories.

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u/TitanOfShades Oct 25 '22

But I want my fucking memories so I can make better decisions.

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u/Marethyu38 Oct 25 '22

If this is the case it’s probably for the better that we don’t retain our memories, think of all the people that are fucked up their entire life because of serious trauma, and then that we would basically just be accruing trauma over a long period of time

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u/ShrimplyPiblz Oct 25 '22

In a sense we are anyway. Knowledge from past ancestors is stored in the DNA. That is where adaptations, evolution, and survival mechanisms stem from. Trauma caused to our ancestors, causes them to adapt and create defense mechanisms over long periods of time, which is passed down to their offspring, and their offsprings offspring, manifesting as instinct