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[–] [email protected] 120 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but if I was a time traveller and knew about the party, I would probably also know it was a trap, right? Why would I walk into the trap?

[–] Dagnet 50 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Because you get to meet Stephen Hawking

[–] monkeyslikebananas2 36 points 4 months ago

… and you convince him not to tell anyone you showed up.

[–] chetradley 58 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"Hey nice time machine, wanna go to Stephen Hawking's time traveller party?"

"Naw, I heard that shit was lame and nobody showed up. Let's go shoot JFK again."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I would love to have the ability to see what other realities exists. One where Hitler didn't rise to power, or where Trump wasn't born, or where Musk failed all his projects and became a better person because of it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Not to mention setting up the Evil Baby Orphanage for all the mustache men and orange toupees of the multiverse.

[–] ArgentRaven 54 points 4 months ago (3 children)

There's no way he'd know that he'd be outed posthumously as an Epstein Island visitor, and thus no one in the future would want to go meet him in the past.

I'd say that means time travel is still possible!

[–] rockSlayer 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

He was mentioned in a 2015 email but the allegations that led to the email haven't been released in full and so it's entirely possible that it was said to discredit the accuser, and the pictures meant to show him "at an underage orgy" are from a not poorly-attended science conference which I'd expect would be too big to keep anything shady hidden, but this is the best source I could find on it: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/04/jeffrey-epstein-stephen-hawking-court-files-claims/

[–] muntedcrocodile 4 points 4 months ago

The whole midget thing was a complete fabrication sadly. Regardless of how funny it is.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 months ago

This meme aged poorly and I am here for it.