What would be the least impactful way of using time travel? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by JonsJava@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Started as a shower thought (literally in the shower), but decided to make it more open-ended.

My answer to this would be "watch future seasons of anime that I am waiting on".

I don't see how that could cause a huge ripple through time.

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[-] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 3 months ago

Rewind the last 15 seconds of a meal to enjoy the last bite again.

[-] JonsJava@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Wow. Great idea! You get to enjoy a great meal again, but without getting overfull

[-] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Thank you! I think the same idea could be applied to any short, fleeting moment where you'd take no different action, like an enjoyable sunset or a sweet smell, though being able to experience those again and again may diminish their value.

That would just affect you, though, not the timeline as a whole.

[-] unreachable@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

rewind 5 seconds orgasm

[-] Makhno@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Aaand we've created a new addiction problem

[-] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

It's not new.

[-] Redfox8@mander.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

But then you'd have to fight yourself for that last bite! Oh the paradox begins, who was it that took the last bite then?!

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