Manage your Multiverses

In the olden days, long ago, there were no cell phones, There were no computers, or answering machines. And so, if we decided to go to the drive- in movies, that would only create a universe where we decided not to go, and we did something else instead. What am I talking about? It's the new physics, I'll explain.

We had black phones. Generic ones, with curly cue wires. If somebody called and we did not answer, or we were out, we never knew they called - so they didn't influence our life time lines. There was no IM,or other way to interfere with a Toylanders life - time line. Life Time Lines are a big deal. You don't want too many people messing with them. There were other people who might interfere back then - they might say: "Let's go here, or let's do this or that." Or, "You must do this or that." But we could handle that. So in the olden days, universes were kept to a bare minimum.

When today we read about the new ideas in physics, we read that for every choice "ON" there is a parallel universe created where we live out the "OFF" choice , with all of it's consequences - You now know what I am going on abou. I guess. This is just what the new theoretical physicists are saying. We live in a "Multiverse". And we are making universes all the time. There are implications that are disconcerting and unsettling though. That's a fairly responsible thing to do, making a universe, usually it's reserved for the big dude.

With cell phones, messaging machines, IMs, chats, emaisl, - so many more off and on decisions may be made. Each message from any, is a decision, and using the new devices is creating  new universes like mad. This should be watched. Something should be done. All I can think to do, is let you know about it, and then let you sort it out.

The number of choices added to a single life line increases exponentially. Especially when added to the old technology: TV, radio,and telephone. My advice? If someone should call and ask: " do you want to go here, or there" suggest that a decision could be disasterous, and so you are not be prepared to decide one or the other, you should then hang up. and duck. If nothing happens you might have got away with it. Not sure how that ploy would work.

The average Toylander is inundated with choices and the primary cosmos that contains us is accommodating more and more universes all the time, I would guess. Or - is this the primary cosmos? How can we know? We could be in the "off" choice universe, making more universes by way our choices. Who knows where it started. I console myself with that thought, as I definitely must be having a good time somewhere.


So you can see these universes get to be a bit pesky after awhile - in the way that they effect one life line in Toyland. This is the paradigm shift set off by the new communications technologies.

And you can see that It gets hard to know where to plonk all of the new universes. And so it's best to limit them. You don't want them encumbering on other people's universes as they are busy making their own and yours could bump into theirs creating a ruckus.. (They could get annoyed and invariably - they will.)

Sometimes I expect a cell phone call where someone simply says "knock it off, wouldja!!!"

Universes tend to be big, and unwieldy, new ones are expensive,and confusing.

Secondary to my commentary, one Toylander concurs:

"The many universe theory is gaining in acceptance recently.It will remain just a thought experiment for our lifetimes,though.
We are free to simplify our lives if we choose. Throw the answering machine and cell phone in the trash and cut your phone bill by canceling call waiting and caller id. Support your local post office and use snail mail. I don't give out my cell phone number for just that reason."

He hasn't offered me his cell, and I wont bother giving him mine. I'll give it to him if he asks, and then, the onus is on him. That might result in a new universe, and that would be bad. He is 57, I am pushing 59, universes must be limited and managed going forward.

I had resisted cells for a number of reasons: they have tiny buttons, they are usually expensive, and they
"ping"at embarrassing moments. They also result in decisions which result in universes.

When they "ping" - deciding not to answer is as futile as answering - the decision not to answer results in a universe in which I did answer... keeping the cell on vibrate doesn't work either -you aren't fooling the new physics.

See?

There's no way to avoid it.

Being responsible for multiple universes is anxiety provoking and time consuming, and generally not economical, there's also that much more entropy created, and that is bad -

So one needs to reign in the universes one by one. One has to take responsibility for propagating universes. Giving out one's cell number to only a few makes more sense. Not having one makes more sense.

But the buggers are unavoidable, and occasionally they are useful.

Think about this: if two people marry and have two kids, that is two more cell phones::a pink one and a blue one. A boy one and girl one. And there's no stopping it. Even if a great plaque should come and wipe us all out, that doesn't end it either, because the opposite universe would be created in which
it did not happen, you'd feel much better there I'm sure.

Then there's the philosophical implications: The universe where you were never born. Ah - off set by the one where you were born. The universe where you didn't die, but survived to take another call. There's no escape. and so if I were you, I'd invest in telecommunications, and then head for the hills, or the tropics. and reap your profits.

As for recommendations:

The caller ID could go I suppose and maybe a vacation from technology is a good idea. A walk on the beach makes sense , and there to hearken back to those days of limited choices, and simpler lives and less mind boggling physics concepts.


Coincidentally, my cell just rang, I decided not answer - but I suppose that didn't help, for the opposite universe, not answering, created. . Maybe I should call them back and ask them to "Knock it off!!!."

By the way, if you inadvertently create a universe take a bit of advice from my brother who used to say: "Don't sweat the small stuff."

© Toylanders Press International. August 2009