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You're immortal and sent back to Dec 1945. How do you survive until modern day? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Stipulations:

  • You cannot die and are immune to disease
  • You cannot alter the future such that you change the world from your point of origin. i.e. You cannot become so famous that future people recognize you as immortal.
  • If you vary the timeline too much you will cease to exist.
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[–] 7 points 5 months ago (4 children)

You said you can't change time or you cease to exist. What else are we supposed to do? You can't exist and not change time.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    You cannot change it so much that you alter the future. Doesn't mean that you can't live a fulfilling life or run things from the shadows.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    But the catch is I dont know what will change time a lot or a little. If I get in an elevator and shit my pants in front of Utada Hikaru does she never write Simple & Clean? I simply cannot know, so with those rules I have to isolate.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago*

    Why not operate under the assumption that your future self has already gotten away with everything? Taking advantage of the bootstrap paradox. Like Bill & Ted, everything around the dad's keys. Might at least be fun, that way.

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