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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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[–] FunkyMonk@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Pingy Putty and Reaganism would all still be in heavy effect, I can't think of a way any one person is going to bring down 3 nuclear super-war-states. We don't have any anti nuke tech eminence in shadow but nice writing prompt for potential suffering trying.

[–] Bizarroland@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Pingy putty? I've never heard of this before.

[–] FunkyMonk@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

Putin and Xi Ping would still be serious threats to trying to take over the world even from 1999 perspective.

[–] Bizarroland@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

Also, nothing comes up when I search it on DuckDuckGo or start page

[–] theUnlikely@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Eminence in Shadow? I only know the term from the anime. What does it mean here?

[–] FunkyMonk@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

Trying to Isekai to 1999 to take over the world brain.