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If you had a one-way ticket to Jan 1, 1999 that departs on Jan 1, 2024, and you are allowed to bring whatever fits into a backpack with you, what would you bring to use to take over the world, and how (kbin.social)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Bizarroland@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Assume that the future can change based on your actions, so any historical information that you bring along with you from the intervening 25 years may quickly drift out of the new realities history.

Edit: also assume that you can be given a healthy 21-year-old body if you want or take your previous self's place.

Further, identification will be provided for you if you were not born at that time.

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[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 69 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (6 children)

I come with scientific evidence of the impeding doom that will be brought by climate change and urge the world's powers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while there is still time! Surely everybody will listen to my proofs and act to protect the world!

[–] boatswain@infosec.pub 39 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sure, Mr. Gore.

[–] Slinky5737@infosec.pub 6 points 11 months ago

[Monkey's paw curls]

[–] mutant_zz@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We already had that evidence by the 1960s!

[–] Selkie@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

I'm pretty sure someone wrote about it in the 1900s, like 1908 even

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Honestly it might be better to bring proof gore is better than bush or they he won florida

[–] sciencesebi@feddit.ro 6 points 11 months ago

LOL. It would be easier to just become the richest man in the world and buy politicians

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

This time will be different