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You are given an opportunity to hard reset our universe (particularly, the Earth). You are also allowed to change one rule about the new universe. What rule would you change? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 months ago by Marighost@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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The rule could be anything, as funny or as serious as you want. The universe will progress in a similar way that it has up until this point, unless your changed rule prevented it from doing so.

Some examples might be:

The invention of currency is not allowed.
Iron is slightly less stable.
The Ancient Greeks are able to cultivate Silphium, which does not go extinct now.

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[-] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

I'd increase the speed of light.

[-] vin@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 months ago

What difference would that make

[-] wabafee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I guess that would mean we can travel faster between planets. Communication would be much faster also.

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Unless this gets me faster internet, I'm not interested

[-] bizarroland@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

Good news! Internet would be technically faster.

Time would be faster also so you wouldn't be able to tell it but compared to us your internet would be faster

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Yay!

Aw!

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This kind of gets at that (I think? I'm dumb, someone smarter than me may have something better/more relevant):

The Speed of Light is NOT About Light - PBS Spacetime

[-] sntx@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

I prefer my causality dilated.

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