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Why would I be forced to murder myself in an alternate universe by existing in it simultaneously?
Since I cannot travel to a universe where my alternate self is dead, what happens after they die in their universe if I cannot exist in it without them?
Did you recently watch "The One"?
No, I watched Dark Matter (the 2024 show)
This prompt is based of it (its not exactly how the rules are in the show, but I modified it to increase the ethical dilemma)
If they die, they just die, you can still leave, but you won't be able to go back there again, neither can any versions of "you".
There can be unlimited number of "you" in a world, but that can cause issues with the world. I mean, think about it, the authorities are gonne be like "WTF" since you never had a twin on record. And problems go even further if there are like 3, 4, or 5 versions of you existing in the same world. The world doesn't care, but like, the authorities are gonna put you in a blacksite and run experiments on you. I mean, unless you can find a world where the other "you" doesn't care that you have the face as them, and just poped out of thin air and there is no birth record of you.
I mean, if another version of me just appeared, I'm gonna feel threatened and probably kill him for self defence (so he doesn't get ideas to try to take my place).
Edit: Unrelated, but the 2015 Dark Matter is also great, whole different premise, and its also interesting to watch.
You do you. I would just hide my other self, but if you want to kill them... that's on you