Groundhog Day. At first, I'd expect it to be incredibly fun, but then I'd expect a vast loneliness to set in. Nobody can understand your situation, you cannot grow relationships, and everyone else stays the same while you continue to grow. But eventually I expect that you would adjust mentally and settle into a routine, similar to how happiness tends to eventually return to baseline levels after culture shock or a major injury. So, you know, like the movie.
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With infinite time and no consequences literally everything is possible
Truman show, as strange as it sounds, to me it offers a greater sense of adventure and a journey of sorts.
Assuming I wake up in Phil Collins shoes...
If I'm unaware that I'm the main character, then Truman Show.
If I am aware that I'm the MC, but I'm stuck in the Groundhog loop for more than 5 years, then Truman Show.
If I'm aware that I'm the MC, but unaware there's a condition to break the Groundhog curse, than Truman Show.
Though...
If the day involves me waking up in MY bed tomorrow, without knowing there's a condition to break the curse, then I'm fine with not breaking the curse. I'd actually be pretty pissed off if I broke the curse accidentally.
I believe the writer of Groundhog Day implied it wasnβt something like 5 years, but more like millennia. https://nationalpost.com/news/10000-years-heres-how-long-phil-connors-was-trapped-in-groundhog-day
That was dialogue our written into the movie which was scrapped before the movie was released, which could be interpreted as hyperbolic, since the director stated it was 10 years, then 30-40 years in a different interview.
I am sure you mean Phil Connors, but I would happily be one of the greatest singers of all time, even for a day.
Phil Conners shoes are fine too
Am I trapped in an unrelated time loop that I need to learn the rules of to escape, or am I trapped in literal Groundhog Day? because I know how to escape Groundhog Day, and could just have all my fun from a time loop before leaving. If it's an unrelated time loop... I think I'd prefer Truman Show. It's creepier, but it has a firm ending point. I can get freedom through death. With a time loop, there's a serious chance I could be trapped in it forever, unable to find a way to escape, unable to die.
If the groundhog day loop is infinite - Truman show.
If the groundhog day loop is finite to a degree I wouldn't run out of media and art in the world, groundhog day.
Probably Groundhog Day. At least everything is genuine, whereas the Truman show is very much staged. Both are hell but at least I have the hope of waking up each day well rested and ready to learn new skills, not sure how the magic works with memory retention thoughβ¦
Groundhog's day if the day is pretty normal. Not like a day where I have the flu or AWS is down. There's a lot of books to read, movies to watch, one night stands to have.
Also I think my friends would believe me that groundhog day was happening. Might be able to get a slightly better situation than the movie.
The best "copy" of groundhog day is Palm Springs. Both show the power of having infinite time, and while Palm Springs has one character copying Bill Murray's hedonism of tricking a girl into sleeping with him, it also has a character using infinite time to solve advanced physics and improve their world, while another goes from being angry at being stuck in loop to realizing this was the best day of his life.
Palm Springs is a good analogy to UBI. Empowering people to use their time as best for them. A much better world than what most of us suffer through. The Truman show is a hellscape of fake friends/wife manipulating you do display product advertisements.
Can you escape the groundhog day? because if not then truman show hands down.