[red75prime]

"Your parents could have had a different child", while true doesn't feel personal enough, doesn't it?

I don't like when correctness is sacrificed for emotional engagement.

[Bakary]

I have trouble grasping why this distinction matters.

My understanding was that when people make "If I were X" statements, they are referring to having a conscious experience different than what they are currently experiencing. They would still be themselves by virtue of being the conscious observer in that context.