• ccunning@lemmy.world
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    No consequences, positive or negative? I think I’ll just stay on the sofa.

    What even is the point? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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    6 months ago

    kill a couple thousand politicians, but try to spare any under the age of 45. I may or may not agree with their views, but at least they’ll be a part of the future they’re tryna make.

    torture some billionaires to gain access to their company payroll, so I can cut their CEOs pay and raise their entry-level workers’ pay. Hell, I’ll raise the payrates of everyone under them, they all deserve it more than a CEO.

    I’d prolly only have enough time to do that to one company tho, so I’d probably choose Amazon as priority one.

  • Mr PoopyButthole@lemm.ee
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    I would NEVER condone violence. But hypothetically, as a united States citizen, the most significant thing a person could do is eliminate two Supreme Court Justices.

    It’s the only part of our government with ZERO balance of power, and it is currently using its power to change settled interpretations of the law.

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    The question becomes more interesting when you consider that the scenario doesn’t give you infinite power to do anything, just no consequences for what you do. I mean yea if you stole a million dollars, you would face no consequences, but realistically speaking, could you steal a million dollars even if you tried? Some other people here suggested murdering politicians (which is pretty fucked up tbh) but it’s quite likely you’d never even get the chance to do this within 24 hours, especially considering many politicians have security people.

    I’m really trying to rack my brain for the most impactful thing I could even do within 24 hours, without consequences. One idea would be to loan as much money as I possibly could and transfer all the money somewhere else, assuming the debt is cancelled at the end of the 24 hours as it is a “consequence”.

    I wouldn’t (and probably couldn’t) do anything more extreme than that. The consequences is not what is holding me back from being a murderer 😅, that’s just my moral compass.

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      Assuming the strict definition of “no consequences”, anything we did would be reset, since it implies consequence.

      Maybe redefine the issue as “no negative consequences”.

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      I’m not sure if I could get anywhere and back. Woge I own a gun and you have allowed me to get it on a plane, but that day would expire before I get home and now I have a gun that I am taking through airports and customs.

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      6 months ago

      Yeah if the law (or fear of god) is the only thing that prevents one from doing horrible things, then they’re probably not the most balanced person to begin with.

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      Some other people here suggested murdering politicians (which is pretty fucked up tbh)

      They murder people all the time

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    Gonna break so fuckin many laws of physics.

    perpetual motion lets fucking gooooooooo!

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        If it continues after 24 hours, does it necessarily have to stop considering it is still the same action?

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          This is the “can God create a stone so heavy” thing. It’s known as a metaphysical impossibility.

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            6 months ago

            By that point, could it REALLY be called perpetual motion if it only lasts for 24 hours?

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    Realistically: Steal every catalytic converter from every nearby truck and SUV, melt them down and sell them for like $100,000

    If there’s a security stand down: Bust into airports and destroy corporate jets.

    If anything is possible: Vladimir Putin. Benjamin Netanyahu. Former and current CEOs

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      You could do literally anything with impunity and you choose to steal catalytic converters?

      This is somehow worse than Dwight’s fantasy of working in hell for $88,000 a year.

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      No consequences mean no positive consequences as well. After the timer is up, everything’s back to normal. You truly have to live in the moment for this one.

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        does everybody just come back to life too? Like if somebody offed the supreme court 3 years ago I’d have 4k extra dollars from the original student loan debt relief attempt

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          I’d interpret “no consequences” as absolutely no consequences, so a hard reset. In that way killed people get alive again, yes.

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        Ah, so like Groundhog Day.

        So the choices are indulging in risky experiences, whether for pleasure or for character building (e.g. facing a storm at sea). Only memory is preserved. You can’t make sociopolitical improvements or enrich yourself. (Though if you revert to a day ago you might know what stocks to buy in the morning.)

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    Man, I dunno. Probably something crazy like allow myself to be vulnerable and express my true emotions.

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    I totally get where people are going with eliminating dictators and what not, but knowing myself as well as I do… yeah, you’d probably find me down at the Chinese buffet.

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    Can I get some prep time beforehand? Cuz I don’t know how to fly an attack helicopter or a bomber and I will need all the range and firepower.

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    Take a nap, drink a bit, acquire a few billion dollars from freshly goutined billionares, have a nice steak dinner, and not wear pants the entire time.

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    No consequences?

    Go through town and steal every scratch off ticket. Why? Why not. Lol

    Rob every bank in the state I can get to.

    Take 5 new vehicles and give them to my friends and family. I’ll keep one for me.

    Find a certain state legislator and kick him in the nuts.