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If you could go back in time and do, or bring, one thing to mess up the timeline what would it be? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago by hai@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] oscariswild@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

i'd write everything shakespeare did before he did

[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I've always wondered about this kind of theory. If I stole and published Harry Potter before JK Rowling will it be as successful? If I do the beatles' songs before them will they be a hit?

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[–] Extrasvhx9he@lemmy.today 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I want to say leave a modern computer or some other piece of technology at some point in time (maybe 50's) but I'm not sure if it could be reversed engineered

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 11 months ago

Hardly. The miniaturization required to make modern chips is ages ahead of anything possible in the 50s or 60s. Hell, them even getting some x-ray microscope to see the stupidly small transistors we have today would be a challenge in itself!

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[–] Teon@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Go back and destroy religion.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

So you'd take like 1 Jesus or what?

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[–] Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'd love to see Socrates as modern day politician

[–] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

You should hitch a ride with Bill and Ted

[–] justaregulardude1999@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Killing Bill Gates. It would be a weird timeline, maybe Microsoft would still exist, but in a different shape.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Microsemi. A slightly more over-medium version of our operating systems.

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[–] Rockyrikoko@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Bring a time machine with you and teach ancient Egyptians how to use it

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

I would go back in time and arrange Genghis Khan to have a better father.

[–] violetraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

Teaching Abraham Lincoln how to do egirl makeup and being a femboy.

[–] TheGuyTM3@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

I'd bring a universal encyclopedia to the mesopotamians.

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