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[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 75 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It's not seeing through the box, it's a Discworld-style future prediction paradox.

She already knows that when she get there, there will be nothing in the mailbox.

But she has to check anyway, because if she doesn't, causality is broken and she shouldn't be able to know it will be empty, since checking inside is not in her future anymore.

According to Discworld rules, it won't break the universe or anything but it'll give her a massive headache.

[–] Sxan@piefed.zip 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Sxan@piefed.zip 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] lime@feddit.nu 1 points 1 week ago

eszett is not appropriate there, no