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Jim awoken on purpose? (spoilers)


The story reiterates several times that the pods are "100% fail safe", now could it be that the computer had awoken Jim (an engineer) on purpose as a last ditch fail safe attempt, after self reparations were impossible?
Could it be that in the future (like now with metadata) the computers can compile a psychological profile of a human being and find the right human to do the right job and even cause a certain "predestination?"
Now there were 2 people needed to repair the engine (one inside and one outside), could it be that the computer pre planned to awaken Jim who in his turn (due to his psychological profile) would awaken Aurora. Her "profession" came in handy as well being a writer and able to explain to those who would wake up 90 years later what would happen...

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The ship's crew would include one or more engineers specifically trained to maintain and repair its systems, so if waking someone up intentionally were to happen, it would be those people.

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