The question is somewhat misleading because part of the
explanation for jumping back and forth in time was the fact that, particularly from the
perspective of the Tralfamadorians that there is no such thing as time, what has
happened and what will happen is part of an all-encompassing present, such that he might
jump around, but he is not actually travelling from one time to another, just being
aware at different points in the continuing motion of
it.
One could argue that he is not, since his actual
presence and then disappearance at any particular time would certainly cause
disruptions, and there never appear to be incidents where he suddenly shows up without
having been present before. So at least in my interpretation, he is not necessarily
traveling, just having his awareness moved to different points in his life as it is
continuously happening, a la the Tralfamadorian perspective.
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