If You Could Travel Through Time (and Space)...

[Brickjectivity]

I would change the past. I would go into the past and erase the concept of polyester double-knit as well as school uniforms. I'd also get rid of those weird looking eyeglasses from the 1960's yearbooks.

 

[DreadFish]

At the risk of messing things up I would almost be prepared to travel to my own past and give myself a few advice I wish someone had given me back then. It would save me from a lot of completely unnecessary problems.

And then the usual culprits. I'm as interested in history as anyone is, but there's a small cynical voice at the back of my brain telling me the past wouldn't be nearly as glorious as history often paints it to be. Imagine the smell on a medieval street, to start with. Our modern world is full of wonders and beautiful clothes and all sorts of cultures, and still our everyday life feels a little... grey, doesn't it? How long would we actually be fascinated with Roman life after we got to experience it firsthand? (Mind you, I would still travel. It's just that... yeah, well...)

This is an interesting point. It sure might seem bland after actually experiencing it. I would hope that the trhill of actually seeing the past would overshadow the possible bland nature of day to day life back then

People often bring up the point that things were pretty rough throughout human history and we have it pretty good right now.