It is just a change of interpretation; rather than saying the annihilation causes the release of energy, you could say the change of motion (forward time to rev

It is just a change of interpretation; rather than saying the annihilation causes the release of energy, you could say the change of motion (forward time to reverse time) causes the release of energy. The effects are the same either way, remember Eliezer's dictum, "It all adds up to normality."