β² 45 βΌ If you could pick your time and location of birth, anywhere and anywhen in all of the world and it's history - which place/time would you pick, and why? (feddit.de) submitted 3 years ago by u202307011927@feddit.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] fing3r@feddit.de 8 points 3 years ago (5 children) Great Question. I'd go to the future, not sure how far tho. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [β] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 years ago The thing is, that could be awesome, or it could be a fucked up dystopia. There's no way to know until you're there. permalink fedilink source parent [β] qooqie@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) I would too, maybe 200 years forward. Iβm hoping by then most natural causes of death would be mostly figured out and poverty hopefully being a thing of the past. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Noxvento@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) People in the 1800s thought the same. Itβs not going to get better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] qooqie@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) But we have figured out most causes of death from the 1800s donβt downplay the huge impact modern medicine has had! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago Because that benefits the people in power as well. Ending poverty is just not something they are interested in permalink fedilink source parent [β] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 1 point 3 years ago We are doing a bit better now than we did in the 1800s though. permalink fedilink source parent [β] boonana@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I guess in 100 years climate crisis made this planet not very pleasant. permalink fedilink source parent [β] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Like a month maybe. See if Barbie hits 1.5 billion permalink fedilink source parent [β] u202307011927@feddit.de [S] 1 point 3 years ago You can't go back tho. Except if someone there asked you the same question again. Need to make friends, dig through history books and find my question. Tell them they should ask you. If they want to come with you, you ask them also permalink fedilink source parent
[β] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 years ago The thing is, that could be awesome, or it could be a fucked up dystopia. There's no way to know until you're there. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] qooqie@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) I would too, maybe 200 years forward. Iβm hoping by then most natural causes of death would be mostly figured out and poverty hopefully being a thing of the past. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] Noxvento@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) People in the 1800s thought the same. Itβs not going to get better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] qooqie@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) But we have figured out most causes of death from the 1800s donβt downplay the huge impact modern medicine has had! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago Because that benefits the people in power as well. Ending poverty is just not something they are interested in permalink fedilink source parent [β] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 1 point 3 years ago We are doing a bit better now than we did in the 1800s though. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Noxvento@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) People in the 1800s thought the same. Itβs not going to get better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] qooqie@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) But we have figured out most causes of death from the 1800s donβt downplay the huge impact modern medicine has had! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago Because that benefits the people in power as well. Ending poverty is just not something they are interested in permalink fedilink source parent [β] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 1 point 3 years ago We are doing a bit better now than we did in the 1800s though. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] qooqie@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) But we have figured out most causes of death from the 1800s donβt downplay the huge impact modern medicine has had! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago Because that benefits the people in power as well. Ending poverty is just not something they are interested in permalink fedilink source parent
[β] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 1 point 3 years ago Because that benefits the people in power as well. Ending poverty is just not something they are interested in permalink fedilink source parent
[β] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 1 point 3 years ago We are doing a bit better now than we did in the 1800s though. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] boonana@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I guess in 100 years climate crisis made this planet not very pleasant. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago Like a month maybe. See if Barbie hits 1.5 billion permalink fedilink source parent
[β] u202307011927@feddit.de [S] 1 point 3 years ago You can't go back tho. Except if someone there asked you the same question again. Need to make friends, dig through history books and find my question. Tell them they should ask you. If they want to come with you, you ask them also permalink fedilink source parent