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[–] toxicbubble@lemmy.world 140 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

in 2002, buy 100 btc, live comfortably as a millionaire in the present. don't have to sweep floors for nazi nasa

[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 64 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

In 2002 buy apple or google stock then use that money to buy bitcoin.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 55 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

In October 2001, short all of the major US airlines.

[–] EvilHankVenture@lemmy.world 23 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Why wouldn't you do that in August? It didn't take a genius to do this after 9/11

[–] SalmiakDragon@feddit.nu 6 points 4 weeks ago

I'm guessing they're European and thus misread the date as November 9th.

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 weeks ago

In March 2020 buy anything related to travel or leisure or fast food.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

In December 2019, short guano futures

[–] justaman123@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Research gourd futures in 2020

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[–] adarza@piefed.ca 41 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

you'd be waiting several years. bitcoin wasn't "invented" until '08. but you're on the right track. by '09, you could have got 100btc for lunch money. sold today it would give you more than enough to live on.

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[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 20 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

In 2002 there were no bitcoins. But there were Epstein island parties

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 25 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

Yep.... Bitcoin didn't really take off until 2010. I had a buddy who was an early adopter and had mined/bought hundreds of thousands of coins at one point. Spent it all on the silk road, he always used to say it was just a way to turn electricity into drugs.

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[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 7 points 4 weeks ago

You could travel back to 2009 and impersonate Satoshi Nakamoto. There are already conspiracy theories that Nakamoto is a time traveler because he did what a time traveler might do. He anonymously created Bitcoin, and then he disappeared. He has tens of billions of dollars of bitcoin sitting there unused. Or maybe it's just waiting until he gets back to his time.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 58 points 4 weeks ago

Space x existed for 2 years before Musk bought it. He just provides money that was stolen from market manipulation or PayPal when it desperately wanted him gone.

[–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 53 points 4 weeks ago

OP is just a famous shit poster account.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 51 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

To sabotage the company right? Right?

[–] uberfreeza@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago

They would have access to chemicals to make dangerous mixtures...

[–] bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml 33 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Lol I took this way darker than intended 🫠

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 30 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Same. As a janitor I could maybe murder Elon without anyone knowing

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 17 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean if you got a time machine there's much easier way to do it.

He was likely conceived in October of 1970. Just cock block his parents problem solved. Or just find his dad at any point and just kick him really fucking hard in the nutts, cuz he's a piece of shit.

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

Well, in theory if you want to reduce unforeseen changes in the future you want to make changes as late as possible. Also, murdering him after he is a billionaire/trillionare would send a message.

[–] DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 22 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm convinced Elon did access a time machine, travel back, and set this shitty timeline in motion.

[–] TomAwsm@lemmy.world 14 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 20 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

“For helping our space company reach the stars, I will be granting you, dear janitor, a $1mil bonus and a generous stock option!” said Nolon Moosk, the complete polar opposite of popular Nazi Elon Musk.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 9 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

I actually yearn for a transnational workers cooperative space company that collects startup capital from crowdsourcing and fundraising.

Would probably have to host the physical operations somewhere in the global south, as the big authoritarian nations would likely be a bit hostile to the idea of making any domestically-developed cutting edge orbital rocket engine technology FOSS.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

And that's what's tragic about SpaceX. It built real technical wizardry on the backs of some of the most talented minds of a generation. Yet, what will the funds from this IPO be used for? To fund the company's operations for years to come? No. It will be used to fund shitty AI development and to pay off the money Musk borrowed to buy Twitter.

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[–] knife@lemmy.world 19 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Captain_Stupid@lemmy.world 75 points 4 weeks ago

But People, who dream about working for fascist trillionaires, are.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 14 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

They were obviously talking about Elon.

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[–] ZeroGravitas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

FFS. If time travel was a thing, buyingNetflix, Amazon or Apple shares in 2002 would see you retired on an island beach this year. Depending on the sum invested, the beach could even be on your own island.

[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

imagine getting access to time travel and only using it to win at gambling

[–] ZeroGravitas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Beats washing toilets for a quarter century delayed payday though, innit?

Time travel is a fantasy. Why so serious?

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[–] TBi@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Then in 2026 you wonder why you never heard of Epsteins island. And then you take a closer look at the island you purchased…

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

St James? That place disappeared in an accidental nuclear explosion caused by a rogue stealth bomber crash landing there with an armed nuke. They said it was a tragedy, something like 20 world leaders and several billionaires where there for some kind of conference.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Did the janitor get stock?

[–] lemongarlic@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

Yeah I think the joke is that he’s trying to get rich off the SpaceX IPO in 25 years. Not a huge Musk fan but the joke is funny

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Anyone who doubts the nobility and virility of the janitorial professions has never played Space Quest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Quest

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[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, but it is still pretty stupid.

Why dream about a scenario that would not pay off for 25 years? So many other companies would be getting you rich quicker, or you would just get a lottery ticket. Or get some Bitcoin in 2010, or Nvidia stock in 2018, or any number of scenarios.

[–] lemongarlic@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

Because it’s a meme about the present SpaceX IPO and not serious financial advice? I’m pretty sure the best financial option unironically would be to put it all into bitcoin in 2013

[–] Burninator05@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

Bold of you to assume custodial work isn't contacted and thus none of them are considered employees.

[–] peaceful_world_view@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

he was going to X him right? Right?

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

Me with a time machine:

"Groucho? Get the guys together and come with me, I'm buyin'."

[–] Janx@piefed.social 5 points 4 weeks ago

If you have a time machine, you can invest in Microsoft for pennies and end up with more money than Warren Buffett without doing any work.

I thought the implication was the guy was going to assassinate a global threat when it was most convenient, and before they destroyed hundreds of thousands of lives with their illegal cuts to vital government programs. But at least we're all now paying less for vital necessities, right...?

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