1. Drop the bench in the Marianas trench.

2. Hold every billionaire ransom for the rest of their lives under threat of being summoned to the bench unless they divest themselves of their wealth to my satisfaction.

Elon Musk.

Wait. Hear me out. The power to summon someone, hold them for an hour and force them to be conscious is really significant. Sure, there's nothing I could say to have any immediate effect. I'd just mention that he should divest his wealth to the poor or else when my hour is up, someone else is going to summon him. It'll keep happening until he's no longer the wealthiest person. Then, keep going down the list.

Just any dead grandfather? Not too fussy?

grandparents for sure 💔

My dad tells these stories about how my great grandpa used to joke and pull pranks on the family. I wish I could have met him in person.

That or getting an hour to pick Alan Turing's brain. He'd probably hate the current generation of "AI" as much as I do.

I also choose this guy's dead grandfather.

Inspiration: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/5c79n0/comment/d9uf56l/?context=1

My best friend. Been gone over a decade now.

My grandfather or grandmother, I can't decide. Ben Franklin. Carl Sagan.

I would talk to Mickey7's dead grandpa

I'd want to chat with someone from the future. I want to know if we'll make it. If we'll be alright.

Keanu Reeves. Just the two of us, each on one end of the bench, enjoying a sandwich, and not talking but still content with each other's company.

One hour on that bench? Couldn't it be a bit more comfy?

Mr Rogers. In my mind one of Americas greatest offerings to the world. Just a genuinely amazing person.

Honestly, i might be childish or something, but Markiplier. He just seems like a chill guy, and I would wanna ask him a bunch of questions.

I guess my dad so I can ask him about all the shit he didn’t write down before he died like his passwords to shit or whatever.

It'd be nice to catch up with my mom

Different take; my grandparents were terrible when they were alive. At this point, I'd choose my wife. An hour laughing and joking with my wife with no other responsibilities sounds awesome.

Myself. I'm very curious to see how I look from the outside.

..... Could I spend the hour beating this theoretical individual to death instead of chatting?

I have a few ideas of who is like to see on that bench....

Me

Honestly, I can't decide. Masashi Kishimoto is definitely up there, but so is Homer. You know, the one who wrote The Odyssey. I'll make a list of my top 10 for your convenience.

So ye, that's basically it.