Willing suspension of disbelief is very important in thought exercises.
Yes, but for me (and many others, from what I've read/discussed), the key is a
single 'suspension of disbelief' (in this case, the fact that you could be suspended for 10 years for $20K and not age, and no side effects ) - and then you have fun with the thought experiment, thinking about the consequences.
IIRC, that concept was covered in this book, which I really enjoyed:
Amazon.com: The Physics of Superheroes (9781592402427): James Kakalios: Books
So I think people made some good observations - DW would have aged 10 years more than me unless she went along. Your kids would have grown and you'd miss something that can't be redone. And when I think back to everything that changed since 2005/6 - I had not done anything with Linux, or Android, or an iPad at that time, and the first iPad was released in just 2010. I think it would be hard to catch up.
Which is why it's somewhat important to keep up with tech, it's easy to get left behind.
Plus all the on-going maintenance of anything you owned, taxes on the portfolio, law changes that require attention, - you'd pretty much need to be completly unattached. And then, there's no guarantee the market would rise after inflation.
But it can still be fun to ponder.
-ERD50