Since I posted some weirder ones, here’s one that’s a treat. I like both so much I can’t choose.
Is the van painted yellow and driven by a bouncy redhead who seems to give her passengers massive doses of LSD? If so, I’ll take the van.
Spacetime travel, why learn from a book when I can show up on the spot and learn first person. Look into my eyes. I am the primary source now.
Plus you could get future knowledge that isn’t in any book yet.
Knowledge density. I can walk into my local library and run my hand along the spines of every book on the shelves faster than I can properly observe most individual significant historic events. You could consume all the written knowledge of Isaac Newton faster than you could even introduce yourself to him.
Sure, there are benefits to primary sources, but there are benefits to curated compendiums.
I’d rather absorb knowledge, I’d be wicked smart
Van? I dunno. Can we make it a phone booth? And can I pick up Carlin and Kaufman and River on the way by? The world needs one of them at a time and we’re kinda out.
The van is far far more valuable to me. Time travel to the future and get cured of various issues plaguing my body and also get to just travel the world when I want? He’ll yes.