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A lot of answers seem to skip over that people wouldn't know if the repeat is forever. So many people might try to figure out how to make it stop. Others might not want it to stop... that could get interesting.
What I find interesting is that potentially the time loop wouldn’t even be discovered immediately. Most people would wake up in the morning and head to work as normal. There wouldn’t really be an obvious sign we’re in a Groundhog Day, since the usual indicator of that in fiction is that other people are doing the same thing they did yesterday. Which they won’t be, if everyone is experiencing it.
There would be sparse stories worldwide initially of people claiming that it’s the same day as yesterday. Your phone might still have yesterday’s date, which most will attribute to a global software glitch. Maybe some investigation is done, hardware that tracks the skies shows the earth in the same position. But final, global, acceptance would filter down slowly, since you’d only be getting news for one day via technological means, and the only up to date information you’d reliably get is direct communication. Unless of course the technology still works - phone calls etc, wouldn’t just immediately be unavailable.
If you lived remotely, off grid, or alone, how would you even know unless you started to notice actual physical repetition. Rain starting at the same time every day etc. It’s genuinely fascinating.
Wouldn't you notice that the coke you drunk yesterday is still in the fridge, and the trash you emptied last night is back in the kitchen?
Potentially, but I can’t imagine your first thought would be “I must be reliving the same day” rather than “I could have sworn I took the trash out yesterday”.
I’d definitely be questioning my sanity before the third law of thermodynamics.
I think it would be the people who died or gave birth that day who would be pretty conclusive and immediate evidence for people, but that wouldn’t apply for those who are disconnected from the rest of the world.
Oh god, imagine having to give birth every day for the rest of eternity.
Hahaha, very true
That's a interesting angle -- I think eventually (past the 20 year mark) there would be a very popular and concerted effort into researching how to make it stop.