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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

The Butterfly Effect is pure conjecture. There's no way to know that just existing in a spot that you didn't originally exist in would change anything noticeable. And since time travel has no concrete rules, as it hasn't be achieved as far as we know, there's no way to know how literally anything you did would affect things. My personal favorite model is where everything you do creates a separate timeline, eliminating the Grandfather Paradox.

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"Time Police" is my favorite, cause it's whimsical-ish. But infinite infinity is also a fun thought experiment

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I wonder what the Department of Temporal Investigations thinks of Janeway. If Kirk's a menace, what's she??