h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Of course, most of us can live with ourselves. We do so on a daily basis. But could you ACTUALLY LIVE with yourself as a seperate entity? Could you share a house with an exact duplicate of yourself?

Would it be Jolly Good Fun to share exactly the same interests, memories etc? Or would it be come mind-numbingly predictable (I know my housemates almost always pre-empt whatever 'witty' comeback I am about to use, and they're not genetically and mentally identical)?

Also, for just how long would you remain exact duplicates? Once you began living seperate lives, would you then become entirely different people.

I, for one, would like to know.

I suppose it's quite a self-analytical question. I think I could live with myself. Although only if the fluctuating moods corresponded. I couldn't stand me in a bad sarky mood...

Oh no, this would be dreadful. I couldn't live with me. I'd want to punch me about 50 times a day. Blues Shark deserves a medal for even thinking about moving in with me.

It is self-analytical... and I can't decide whether I could live with myself or not!

I couldn't live with myself - I'd drive me potty!

And I'd be constantly fighting me for custody of the computer.

Thank God we are all born individuals.

Despite my roommate's insistance that I'm easy to live with, I don't think I could put up with me.

It would be really irritating more than anything. I mean...exactly the same tastes and opinions?

I think the trouble would be the chores we both wouldn't want to do!

I think it'd get boring... and we'd both get sick of each other's moods pretty quick.

You wouldn't console each other and grumble together?

Nah. Often it's my own moods that annoy me.

Are you referring to genetic doubles? If so identical twins already exist and they usually kinda have to live with each other. Or are you talking about an identical personality? In that case I'd find it unbearable since I already get annoyed with myself very easily.

I think you're referring to the former since you, curious biscuit-monkey that you are, are also asking whether their personalities would become more independent as time continued. Luckily for them, identical twins often develop quite different personalities so the only problem they have is trying to look better than the other one.

I'm referring to both, Wesley, as the title of the thread hints... Remember the episode of Red Dwarf in which Rimmer activates another hologramatic version of himself for company, but they end up hating each other? That's what gave me the idea. I don't simply mean identical twins - I mean an actual other you.

I don't think I'd like to see myself face to face - seeing what I really look like to other people.
*grimaces at the mirror*
I'll keep my mental picture, thanks!

NO. That would never do! Living with a copy of myself Sounds like a nightmare. Thankfully, my spousal unit and I are quite different!

I second *that* Teasswill!!!!

Funny to see this question right now, just two days after I was on a major rant about time and saying that I needed a clone. I could easily live with another me IF we had two bathrooms (we like long baths) two computers(not willing to share) and an extra bedroom that could double as a studio.

We'd be able to take care of all the tedious maintenance stuff three times as quickly and could work together on all the projects that *I* just don't have enough time for. The down side would be that the other me would be just as undisciplined as *I* am, and we might end up getting involved in three times as many things as I already am.... could make things even more interesting than they already are. On the other hand, if I had a me around that I could just delegate things to it would be awesome.

I can't cope with other people let alone myself.


Incog.

It would *constantly* remind me of my own annoying habits, plus I'd be aware that I would probably be reminding the other me of my own annoying habits. We would need an identical replica of my boyfriend to prevent us fighting over him! But at least we'd be able to discuss the kind of thing that bores friends after a while. However, it wouldn't be all that enlightening as I would know what I was going to say!