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Re: Ask HN: If you had 24 hours in the year 2050, what questions would you ask?

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Post by zeepzeep » Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 11:41 AM UTC

speedylight wrote: post #14

I would divide my time… first few hours would be about the general state of society… what happened with climate change? - Are people still dying from COVID? - How’s china doing (economy specifically)? - Is the iPhone still popular? - Did we get to mars? Another moon landing? - Are we still waging wars? - Did Elon succeed with Twitter? - Is congress still useless? - Is the queen still kicking? - Did the metaverse succ…

> In reality though I probably wouldn’t think about asking half of these questions.

"How did I get here?!" "Help me! Can anyone here understand me?"

Re: Ask HN: If you had 24 hours in the year 2050, what questions would you ask?

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Post by lancesells » Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 11:54 AM UTC

rjmill wrote: post #17

eimrine wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can answer that now: 1. Several millions but you need to chose right fork 2. Some guy which is a random student now. 3. Not any but closest to that is TSLA. 4. Definitely yes.

> Some guy C'mon, it's 2050! I sure hope the president isn't always a guy by that point.

7 chances left. 6 if you leave off this next election of Biden / Trump.

Re: Ask HN: If you had 24 hours in the year 2050, what questions would you ask?

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Post by carbonsoul » Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 11:56 AM UTC

1. What do I need to do in order to escape this nightmare?

2. How can I help others?

Re: Ask HN: If you had 24 hours in the year 2050, what questions would you ask?

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Post by deanmoriarty » Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 12:01 PM UTC

I would write down the top performing public securities for every year, then go back and buy options on those to maximize my profits. Make it my new job. That would be soooo sweet.

Re: Ask HN: If you had 24 hours in the year 2050, what questions would you ask?

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Post by _moof » Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 12:07 PM UTC

That's not that long from now. Most people will have lived through the present day. Aside from the obvious "get rich quick schemes," I'd probably ask, "What do you think I should know?"

Re: Ask HN: If you had 24 hours in the year 2050, what questions would you ask?

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Post by patrickz » Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 12:08 PM UTC

1. What are the best performance stock from 2022 to 2050? 2. When did the biggest bull and bear market happen? 3. Will I still be alive in 2050?

Re: Ask HN: If you had 24 hours in the year 2050, what questions would you ask?

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Post by admissionsguy » Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 12:09 PM UTC

Where did the bombs fall?

What areas were free of fallout?

What areas survived the subsequent unrest and famine unscathed?

Where did the new centres of power form?

Who the powerful people are?

What did they do during/after the war that made them powerful?

Re: Ask HN: If you had 24 hours in the year 2050, what questions would you ask?

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Post by samjanis » Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 12:11 PM UTC

f1refly wrote: post #16

Does the default gtk file picker have thumbnails yet?

That made me rofl. XD I just had to reply.

Re: Ask HN: If you had 24 hours in the year 2050, what questions would you ask?

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Post by jakelazaroff » Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 12:22 PM UTC

altdataseller wrote: post #10

t-3 wrote: post #5

Honestly, I'd be most interested in whether or not I'm still alive. I'm sure there are plenty of ways to get rich or famous, but those aren't exactly interesting. It's highly doubtful any significant changes in society or human nature would come about in such a short time, and politics are more likely depressing than useful or inspiring.

How would that info be actionable?

If you knew you were going to die tomorrow, wouldn’t that change what you did today?

Re: Ask HN: If you had 24 hours in the year 2050, what questions would you ask?

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Post by bko » Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 12:22 PM UTC

_moof wrote: post #25

That's not that long from now. Most people will have lived through the present day. Aside from the obvious "get rich quick schemes," I'd probably ask, "What do you think I should know?"

How would you answer "What do you think I should know" from a time traveler from 1994?