• 🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    chaos theory.

    any tiny perturbation has unpredictable effects.

    therefore any change in the past will have unpredictable consequences, which will differ from your preferred timeline.

    however, any change in the present will lead to a different future, but you can’t really know which one will it be based on your actions. maybe if you pick your nose right now will lead you to win the lottery next month, you can’t tell

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      8 months ago

      therefore any change in the past will have unpredictable consequences, which will differ from your preferred timeline.

      Wait, this is people’s preferred timeline?

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        8 months ago

        The terrifying thought that this is the good timeline.

        Reminds me of a writing prompt years ago about time traveling police preventing other time travelers going back to kill Hitler because those timeliness were worse.