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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 73 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The shoestring paradox. It was always a trime traveller, trying to prevent a war that caused the war that caused the war that they are trying to prevent

[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Gee, didn't realize fascism was the default

[–] subignition@fedia.io 28 points 1 year ago

It wasn't, but now that somebody came back and screwed up the timeline, the utopian future they originally came from got detached from our causality. Can't get there from here anymore. :(

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

We missed out on shrimp being the default

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The question we really need to be asking is why were they trying to alter the timeline in the first place? Presumably they come from a timeline in which the second world war didn't happen so what's their beef with Hitler.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Probably a disgruntled art critic.

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Mega Hitler

[–] Cheems@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I think that the people that want to be in power and have control over others are predispositioned to lean fascist.

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

We literally live in the best of all possible worlds

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 0 points 1 year ago

in that case i have to wonder if you've taken a history class

[–] Rokin@lemm.ee 46 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I think "1914" in Serbian is "1914"

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 year ago

I love how many polyglots here are! I learned to say 1914 in 4 languages this year and I can confirm that in Serbian it's "1914".

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Big if true

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

he was looking at it in a mirror. thought it was 1941.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

he accidentally entered 1491 and decided fuck it, I'll find a new route for the Indies. His name ? Christopher Colombus

[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Hiljadu devetsto četrnaesta - checks out.

[–] dellish@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

OP says the calendar is in Serbian, not the number.

Calendar says 1914 AND is in Serbian

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

You know, if you can't tell those two guys apart, that's on you. And the education system.

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Red Alert modding community, where are you?

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We fled to the ONLY place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism. . . .

SPAICE!

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

The spaice must flow

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There is one good thing you can say about Hitler. He killed Hitler.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, but he also killed the guy who killed Hitler. So it's kind of a wash

[–] Olmai@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, yes, but consider he is the one who killed the guy who killed the guy who killed hitler !

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That dude just killed everyone. Damn!

[–] kromem@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Always check the mustache first.

[–] anzo@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

Hitler copied it from Chaplin (or so it claimed Charles)

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

"Oh no, I missed. Oh well, I guess I'll get a sandwich."

(Later, outside the sandwich shop): history

[–] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 year ago

"Oopsy-doodle! Well, what's one archduke anyway, right?"

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

I know I won't be leaving here. With you.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That motion of events is a bit like going back in time to have sex with Adolfys mom 9 months before he is born.

[–] urheber@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

imagine you do that, and the guy still does ww2, and that was your only chance. Now imagine, you do that, and the guy is born much smarter, and he actually wins, and that was your only chance.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ofc he still does the war, otherwise why would you go back in time to have sex with some Austrian chick?
(But WW2 was happening anyway, that's why we went back in time to kill that tourist in Serbia)

much smarter

Dang, then I'm prob not the father of this one :/

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

otherwise why would you go back in time to have sex with some Austrian chick?

She's hot?

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, her signature Chaplin mustache was ahead of her time and misunderstood.

[–] Sweetshark@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean: ultimately ended three monarchies, but at what cost.

[–] Maven@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago

About 82-132 million people

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Whilst it was done in the name of Siberians, it happened in Bosnia.

[–] verstra@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Siberians, lol

They would not like being called that

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Neither do they like that Bosnia is an independent country, but such is life

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Charlie Chaplin didn't die of a stroke. They covered it all up.

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Any other humans thinking about DC Legends of Tomorrow reading this???

[–] Manalith@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Those first few seasons were solid.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

But now that artillery gunner at the Somme aimed their next shot just a tick over to meet its mark...

And now Jenkins survives...

[–] weeeeum@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This couldn't happen, because hitler would have only become leader if ww1 happened.

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Exactly, that's why this works isn't it?

This makes one self consistent timeline where the big reveal is OP kills the archduke starting WW1 giving rise to Hitler in the first place.

What we wouldn't know is the nature of "Jenkins" let's call him, before the very first time travel that first timeline OP went back to kill. Maybe it was in fact the archduke who rises to horrible power, adding another layer of indirection to the story.

Seems to me that, once you time travel you're on a different timeline where the events you originally wanted to change didnt happen so you wouldn't have memory of them, right? Perhaps you'd think it was all about Hitler, but Hitler was the result not the cause.

Edit: Lots of words to effectively reinvent and colorize the bootstrap paradox lol. Should have read the thread first.